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13 Cards in this Set
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Most of the stars in the Milky Way will end their lives as
A) supernovas C) Black Holes B) White Dwarfs D) Red Giants |
B) White Dwarfs
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Clusters of galaxies can form larger groups called
A) Supergiants C) Supernovas B) Superclusters D) Constellations |
B) Superclusters
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An observation of the red shift of galaxies suggests that the universe is
A) Reversing C) Expanding B) Contracting D) Stagnant |
C) Expanding
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In stars, energy is produced primarily as hydrogen atoms are combined to form
A) Oxygen Atoms C) Nitrogen Atoms B) Carbon Atoms D) Helium Atoms |
D) Helium Atoms
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Nearly 90 percent of all stars are at what point in their life cycles?
A) Old Age C) Infancy B) Youth D) Mid-Life |
D) Mid-Life
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The inner planets are separated from the outer planets by
A) The Moon's Orbit C) Orion's Belt B) The Milky Way D) An Asteroid Belt |
D) An Asteroid Belt
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Elliptical Galaxies often appear reddish due to an abundance of
A) Black Holes C) Old Stars B) Young Stars D) White Dwarfs |
C) Old Stars
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The Sun is
A) An unusually hot star C) A very cool star B) A typical Star D) None of the above |
B) A typical star
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Our Galaxy is classified as a(n)
A) Spherical Galaxy C) Elliptical Galaxy B) Irregular Galaxy D) Spiral Galaxy |
D) Spiral Galaxy
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Who first proposed that the universe is expanding?
A) Kepler C) Darwin B) Hubble D) Copernicus |
B) Hubble
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All Stars
A) Radiate Light Energy C) Radiate Electromagnetic Waves B) Radiate Heat Energy D) All of the above |
D) All of the above
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A star is born when
A) Gas and dust collapse inward B) The fusion of hydrogen slows down C) the core becomes carbon and oxygen D) Nuclear fusion starts in the core |
D) Nuclear fusion starts in the core
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Our solar system is inside the
A) Betelgeuse Galaxy C) Andromeda Galaxy B) Alpha Centauri Galaxy D) Milky Way Galaxy |
D) Milky Way Galaxy
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