Astronomy Study Guide 2026
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📚 Astronomy Topics to Study (45)
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✍️ Sample Astronomy Questions & Answers
1. The Big Bang theory predicts that in the early universe, matter was:
✓ Extremely hot and dense
The early universe was in an extremely hot, dense state that expanded and cooled over time.
2. The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram plots luminosity against which stellar property?
✓ Surface temperature
The H-R diagram plots luminosity versus surface temperature (or spectral class).
3. Where in the galaxy are new stars most actively forming?
✓ Dense molecular clouds and nebulae
Cold, dense molecular clouds collapse under gravity to birth new stars.
4. The observable universe is finite mainly because:
✓ Light has only had a finite time to reach us
We can only see regions from which light has had time to reach us since the universe began.
5. What is the name of the dense, rapidly spinning remnant of a massive star that emits beams of radiation?
✓ Pulsar
A pulsar is a rotating neutron star whose radiation beams sweep past Earth like a lighthouse.
6. What is the primary source of the Sun's energy?
✓ Nuclear fusion
The Sun produces energy by fusing hydrogen into helium in its core.
🎯 Free Astronomy Practice Tests
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