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Focus Questions for Chapter 6.

  • 1) A constellation is a group of stars which are close together in
    space.


  • 2) A light year is a measurement of time.

  • 3) The color of a star indicates its temperature.

  • 4) The sun is the closest star to Earth.

  • 5) Light from the Sun reaches Earth in about eight minutes.

  • 6) Most of the heat energy produced by the Sun is caused by fission, or
    radioactive decay, of helium into hydrogen in the Sun's core.


  • 7) A black hole is a location in space where there is no mass, gravity,
    or light.


  • 8) The Milky Way Galaxy is located within the solar system.

  • 9) The red shift in the light spectrum coming from a star means that
    the star is becoming hotter.


  • 10) Most scientist evidence currently suggests that the universe is
    expanding.


   


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