Test Your Stars Quiz
Stars are seen as the building blocks of the galaxy as we know it. To the human eye, they appear tiny but are very large for example the sun is a star. How conversant are you with the stars? The quiz below is designed to help you answer that. Give it a try.
- 1.Our sun is
- A.
A planet
- B.
A star
- C.
The largest star
- 2.The brightest star in our sky is
- A.
Betelgeuse
- B.
Rigel
- C.
Sirus
- 3.How does the Andromeda galaxy compare with the Milky Way?
- A.
The Andromeda galaxy is a spiral galaxy with almost twice as many stars as there are in the Milky Way.
- B.
The Andromeda galaxy is a small galaxy with almost twice as many stars as there are in the Milky Way.
- C.
The Andromeda galaxy is a intergalatic galaxy with almost half as many stars as there are in the Milky Way.
- 4.What happens when a massive star cools and collapses?
- A.
When a massive star cools and collapses, it becomes a red giant
- B.
When a massive star cools and collapses, it becomes a black hole
- C.
When a massive star cools and collapses, it becomes a black dwarf star
- 5.What do planets and stars have in common?
- A.
Planets and stars form at different times
- B.
Planets are made from nebulas and starts are made from hydrogen
- C.
Planets and stars form at the same time and from the same gasses.
- 6.How do scientists hope to find out if there is life on other planets?
- A.
They hope to find out by using sonar telescopes to listen for signals of life there.
- B.
They hope to find out by using radio telescopes to listen for signals of life there.
- C.
They hope to find out by using radio telescopes to see quasars from other planets,
- 7.What makes the sun an unusual star?
- A.
The sun is an unusual star because it does not have any nearby stars circling it as most stars do.
- B.
The sun is an unusual star because it is the largest star in the galaxies.
- C.
The sun is an unusual star because it was once a supernova.
- 8.What happens when a supernova collapses suddenly?
- A.
A supernova has never collapsed.
- B.
When it suddenly collapses, it becomes a white dwarf star that gives off a beam of X-ray radiation.
- C.
When it suddenly collapses, it becomes a neutron star that spins and gives off a beam of X-ray radiation.
- 9.Hercules is
- A.
A quasar
- B.
A galaxy
- C.
A constellation
- 10.What galaxy do we live in?
- A.
Canis Major
- B.
Cygnus X-1
- C.
Milky Way
- 11.Over millions of years, gravity pulled the gas and dust particles together. Another word for particle is
- A.
A soft mound
- B.
A huge chunk
- C.
A small bit
- 12.The star is visible when the X-rays are "on". If something is visible, you can
- A.
See it
- B.
Touch it
- C.
Taste it
- 13.What is a globular cluster?
- A.
Thousands of stars that have become sticky
- B.
Thousands or millions of stars close together
- C.
Millions of stars that have disappeared
- 14.A nebula is
- A.
A cloud of gas and dust
- B.
A crowd of far distant stars
- C.
A hydrogen gas explosion
- 15.Stars that are sometimes bright but sometimes dim are called variable stars. Variable means
- A.
Constant
- B.
Changeable
- C.
Confusing
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