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True or False: Stars reflect light.
a) True
b) False
c) Potato
d) Salad

True or False: The sun is the closest star to Earth.
a) True
b) False
c) Potato
d) Salad

True or False: The Milky Way is the galaxy in which we live.
a) True
b) False
c) Potato
d) Salad

True or False: Red stars are the hottest stars.
a) True
b) False
c) Potato
d) Salad

True or False: Stars are glowing balls of gases that produce light.
a) True
b) False
c) Potato
d) Salad

True or False: Radio telescopes break starlight into its colors.
a) True
b) False
c) Potato
d) Salad

Smaller stars, like our sun, are ___.
a) neutron stars
b) dwarf stars
c) pulsars
d) giants

When an existing star flares up and becomes brighter than normal, it is called a___.
a) supergiant
b) dwarf
c) nova
d) nebula

A neutron star that spins rapidly on its axis is called a ___.
a) nova
b) giant star
c) red star
d) pulsar

The measurement of a star's apparent movement over time is known as ___.
a) parallax
b) variableness
c) magnitude
d) redshift

A cloud of dust, gases, and debris is called a ___.
a) nova
b) dwarf
c) super giant
d) nebula

A ___ is a large group of stars held together by gravity.
a) constellation
b) supergiant
c) star cluster
d) galaxy

__ are the largest and brightest stars.
a) Supernovas
b) Supergiants
c) Giants
d) Neutron stars

The brightness of a star is called its ___.
a) magnitude
b) redshift
c) parallax
d) variableness

A group of stars that form a pattern is called a(n) ___.
a) galaxy
b) constellation
c) globular star cluster
d) open star cluster

When a massive supergiant star collapses and disappears from space, scientists call what is left a ___.
a) pulsar
b) black hole
c) supernova
d) neutron star

Stars that regularly or repeatedly change in magnitude are called ___.
a) blue giants
b) variable stars
c) pulsars
d) giants

Telescopes that bend light to make objects seem larger are ___.
a) spectroscopes
b) radio telescopes
c) refracting telescopes
d) reflecting telescopes

What is made of irregularly shaped pieces of rock, metal, and dust?
a) multiple star group
b) comet
c) asteroid
d) galaxy

What is a huge star system that covers many light-years of space?
a) multiple star group
b) comet
c) asteroid
d) galaxy

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