
Stars, Sun, Constellation
Quiz by Rose Agito
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Which of the following terms should be listed first chronologically?
Medium mass stars eventually release gas and stop all fusion to become ______.
The most massive of stars eventually collapse into what final star remnant?
Massive stars (between low-mass and very massive) eventually collapse into what final star remnant?
Which of the following star forms when a medium mass start stops fusion and releases gases.
Our Sun is medium-sized, average temperature, and middle aged.
Very hot stars are what color?
The life cycle of a star depends on its mass.
Is the sun Earth's closest star?
What are stars?
What do all stars start out as?
The color of the star tells us its _______.
Our star is a
The Moon shines because
What is the color of the star that lives the longest?
This is the stage before a black hole?
Which of the following stages is the earliest in the development of a star?
Massive stars have longer lives than smaller stars.
The moon is half lit by the sun at all times.
Which of the following is a characteristic of both the Earth and the Moon?
A constellation is a group of visible ____ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.
The constellation pattern may take the shape of an ___, ___, ____, ___, or object such as a crown or compass.
The stars we see in each constellation are very close to us.
The stars in a constellation appear to be close to each other in the shape, but may be ______ in space.
Constellations may be only visible during certain seasons due to the Earth’s orbit around the____.
What are the three important constellations?
Ursa Major is also called “Great Bear” and is one of the largest constellations.
Ursa Minor means “Little Bear” in Latin and is commonly known as the Big Dipper.
Orion is visible during the winter night sky and is one of the most recognizable constellations – it contains some of the____stars that we can see and is named for the hunter from Greek mythology.
Which constellation is best known because it contains the “big dipper,” which looks like a ladle.
a brief burst of energy from the sun’s photosphere
a dark spot on the photosphere of the sun
the visible surface of the sun
The innermost layer of the sun.

The innermost layer of the sun.

The outer layer of the sun's interior.

The middle layer of the sun's atmosphere.

The innermost layer of the sun's atmosphere.
The middle layer of the sun's atmosphere.

A loop of gas connecting two sunspots.
How do stars appear to move in the night sky?
Which constellation is prominently seen in the sky during summer?
Stars can be found in large groups throughout the universe. What are these groups called?
In the northern hemisphere, what constellation indicates the coming of cold season?
What constellation is this?

What constellation is this?

What constellation is this?

What constellation is this?

Ursa Minor

Canis Major

What is a constellation?