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Science-8 Universe Test Review

Name:_________________ Science-8, Period ____ Teacher _____________ Date:________

1. List the following terms in the most logical order: planet, moon, universe,

galaxy, solar system, comet, star.

2. For each star type on the HR diagram, describe the relationship between

temperature and brightness.

3. List 4 different star names on the HR diagram below in order of the least to

greatest magnitude.

4. What is the Big Bang Theory? What evidence supports this theory?

5. What is a light year? What do we use light years to measure?

6. Describe the Doppler Shift. How is it important in relation to the universe and

space?

7. About how far is the Sun away from the Earth in kilometers? How much time

would it take humans to reach the Sun? How about light?

8. Draw and label the parts of a wave.

9. What is a galaxy?

10. Describe the 3 types of galaxies. Which type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

11. What is a nebula? How are they different from stars?

12. Define magnitude, apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude.

13. About where in our galaxy is our solar system located?

14. Describe the life cycle of a low mass, high mass and very high mass star.

15. How would you use a spectrum to determine what elements are in the star?

16. What would the star’s spectrum from #15 be able to tell us?

17. Compare the wavelength of radio waves to X-rays.

18. Hubble’s use of red shift evidence led him to what discovery about galaxies?

* Make sure you can…

• describe how the Doppler shift relates to the Big Bang Theory.

• describe why light years are used to measure distances in space.

• use the HR Diagram to assess and compare star temperature, brightness and

life-stage.

Science-8 Universe Test Review