CPO Earth Science Chapter 19 Question Preview (ID: 43361)


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A mathematical abbreviation, using powers of 10 for writing very large or very small number.
a) Scientific Notation
b) Universe
c) Supernova
d) Light Year

The distance that light travels through space in one year.
a) Light Year
b) Scientific Notation
c) universe
d) satellite

Everything that exists, including all matter and energy.
a) universe
b) galaxy
c) spectroscopy
d) constellation

A huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars.
a) galaxy
b) universe
c) light year
d) constellation

A group of stars that, when seen from Earth, form a pattern.
a) constellation
b) universe
c) galaxy
d) light year

Measures the amount of light reaching Earth.
a) brightness
b) luminosity
c) light year
d) nebula

The total amount of light given off by a star in all directions.
a) luminosity
b) brightness
c) light year
d) nebula

A process where the color of light is looked at closely to figure out what type of atoms it is made of.
a) spectroscopy
b) light year
c) brightness
d) luminosity

A huge cloud of gas and dust where a star is born or begins life.
a) nebula
b) white dwarf
c) brown dwarf
d) protostar

An explanation of how the universe began 10-20 billion years ago.
a) Big Bang Theory
b) The Theory of Life
c) A Star's Life
d) Supernova

A gigantic explosion where a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space.
a) supernova
b) nebula
c) white dwarf
d) brown dwarf

A dead, small, hot star that is the leftover center of the star. It has no energy left.
a) white dwarf star
b) nebula
c) supernova
d) black hole

What stage that lasts the longest amount of time and where the star remains unchanging and stable.(Hint: Our sun is in this stage)
a) main sequence
b) nebula
c) white dwarf
d) brown dwarf

The longest part of a star's life. The star is stable.
a) main sequence
b) nebula
c) protostar
d) white dwarf

What atoms bond or fuse to create a star?
a) hydrogen
b) helium
c) carbon
d) sulfur

This stage in a low mass star's life is where the star expands to cool.
a) red giant
b) nebula
c) white dwarf
d) brown dwarf

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