8 th Grade Stars and Galaxies Review

A:B: nebulaconstellation #1 A gigantic system of stars, gas, dust, and planets Held together by gravity. C:D: galaxyspectroscope

C. Galaxy

A:B: constellationfusion #2 A huge cloud of gas and dust from which a star is born. C:D: nebulaspectroscope

C. nebula

A:B: Light yearApparent magnitude #3 The distance light travels in one year. C:D: Astronomical unitAbsolute year

A. Light year

A:B: The distance from the sun to the closest star Apparent magnitude #4 Light years would be use to measure__________. C:D: The distance from the Earth to the Moon None of these

A. the distance from the sun to the closest star

A:B: Milky WaySnickers C:D: SpectroscopeConstellation #5 The name of the galaxy we live in.

A. Milky Way

A:B: B-C diagramH-R diagram C:D: M-R diagramH-P diagram #6 Diagram that shows the relationship between a star’s temperature and its luminosity (brightness)

B. H-R diagram

Great Job!!!! Great Job!!!! Thank you for playing! Thank you for playing!