5 Written Questions

1. starlike object that gives off radio waves and X rays
2. a very large, cool, bright star
3. remnant of a star that is so dense that nothing, not even light, can escape its gravity field
4. the brightness of a star when viewed from Earth
5. collapsed core of a supernova that shrinks to about 20 km in diameter and whose dense core has only neutrons

5 Matching Questions

1. absolute magnitude
2. constellation
3. H-R diagram
4. spiral galaxy
5. parallax

1. a Hertz sprung-Russell diagram, a graph that shows the relationship between magnitudes and temperature.
2. b method of determining the distance from the earth to a star based on the shift in the apparent position of the star when viewed from different angles
3. c a galaxy whose arms curve outward in a pinwheel pattern
4. d a measure of the amount of light that a star actually emits
5. e A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then returns to its original brightness
   1. galaxy
   2. nebula
   3. star
   4. nova
2. a small, hot, dim star that is the leftover center of an old star
   1. white dwarf
   2. protostar
   3. H-R diagram
   4. star
3. star with characteristics that place it within a band running thru the middle (diagonally) of the HR diagram
   1. binary star
   2. quasar
   3. main-sequence star
   4. neutron star
4. Name for the change in a star's spectrum when it moves away from Earth
   1. red shift
   2. supergiant
   3. star
   4. protostar
5. a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
   1. binary star
   2. neutron star
   3. quasar
   4. star

5 True/False Questions

1. light-year → Distance light travels in a year

   True        False

2. globular cluster → spherically shaped group of hundreds of stars located around the core of the Milky Way Galaxy

   True        False

3. protostar → inside a nebula, the shrinking, spinning, center region - the 2nd stage in teh development of a star

   True        False

4. galaxy → a collection of star systems

   True        False

5. elliptical galaxy → A spherical or elongated galaxy with a bright center and very little dust and gas - no young stars

   True        False