Stars & Star Patterns
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- Q1What kind of telescope detects faint signals from stars and galaxies during the day, at night, and in any type of weather?night telescoperadio telescopeaudio telescopevisual light telescopes60s
- Q2My job is to investigate how galaxies form and to determine if super massive black holes exist at the centers of distant galaxies.astronomerbiologistastronautstar gazer60s
- Q3What does a visual light telescopes do?uses faint signals from stars and galaxiesuses a microscope to look at the starsuse lenses or mirrors to bend light from distant objects.60s
- Q4The stars form different constellations throughout the year. They are always changing their patterns, which is why we see different constellations at different times of the year.TrueFalse60s
- Q5The stars form the same constellations throughout the year. They keep the same patterns even though we see different constellations at different times of the year.TrueFalse60s
- Q6The distance light travels in a year is called a ____.black holenebulasupernovalight year60s
- Q7What is a star?an object in space that gives off light from energy produced in its core.a huge cloud of dust and gas in space.an object whose gravity is so strong that light cannot escape from it.60s
- Q8A very large group of stars and planetsgalaxysupernovaconstellationmilky way60s
- Q9A star that can no long turn helium into carbon. It cools and shrinks becoming very small and dense.supernovawhite dwarfblack holenebula60s
- Q10A huge cloud of gas and dust in space that is the first stage in forming a star.white dwarfnebulablackholesupernova60s
- Q11What causes stars to be different colors?the distance the star is awayThe surface temperaturethe position in the sky60s
- Q12What is the name of the star closest to the Earth?Siriusthe sunRossAlpha Centauri60s
- Q13Any of the patterns formed by a group of stars in the night skywhite dwarfgalaxynebulaconstellation60s
- Q14A star that has produced more energy than gravity, can hold together, and has exploded.white dwarfblack holenebulasupernova60s
