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What is the distance to the closest star, Proxima Centauri, measured in?
What is the distance to the closest star, Proxima Centauri, measured in?
- Light years (correct)
- Parsecs
- Meters
- Kilometers
Which element makes up the largest percentage of a star's total mass?
Which element makes up the largest percentage of a star's total mass?
- Carbon
- Helium
- Oxygen
- Hydrogen (correct)
What is the speed of light used to define a light year?
What is the speed of light used to define a light year?
- 300,000 km/s (correct)
- 200,000 km/s
- 100,000 km/s
- 400,000 km/s
Which of the following is NOT a common element found in stars?
Which of the following is NOT a common element found in stars?
Which of the following is a reason why distant stars appear to not shift position?
Which of the following is a reason why distant stars appear to not shift position?
What is the name of the large, prominent constellation visible in the winter sky?
What is the name of the large, prominent constellation visible in the winter sky?
Which of the following best describes how constellations were formed?
Which of the following best describes how constellations were formed?
What is the most common element found in stars?
What is the most common element found in stars?
What is the relationship between a star's distance from Earth and its apparent change in position?
What is the relationship between a star's distance from Earth and its apparent change in position?
Which of the following is NOT a common element found in stars?
Which of the following is NOT a common element found in stars?
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