1. The big dipper is part of A. URSA major B. CANIS major C. AQUARIUS D. LIBRA 2. The appearance of this constellation in the East is the first sign of spring A. SCORPIO B. LEO C. PAGASUS D. VIRGO 3. What is the red star in the constellation orion? A. SIRIUS B. BETELGEUES C. RIGEL D. LEO 4. In the United States when can you see the orion in the evening? A. Summer B. winter C. Spring D. All year rounds
Stellar evolution
We may see thousands of stars in the dark sky. Our universe consists of billions of stars. Stars may appear tiny to us but they are huge balls of gasses. Sun is a star of average size. Some stars are even a thousand times larger than the sun. The stars do not exist forever they have a certain lifetime. The life span of the sun is about 10 billion years. The star undergoes various changes during its lifetime, this process is called stellar evolution. The structure of the sun-like star is shown below.
Red Shift
It is an astronomical phenomenon. In this phenomenon, increase in wavelength with corresponding decrease in photon energy and frequency of radiation of light. It is the displacement of spectrum of any kind of astronomical object to the longer wavelengths (red) side.
![1. The big dipper is part of
A. URSA major
B. CANIS major
C. AQUARIUS
D. LIBRA
2. The appearance of this constellation in the East is the first sign of spring
A. SCORPIO
B. LEO
C. PAGASUS
D. VIRGO
3. What is the red star in the constellation orion?
A. SIRIUS
B. BETELGEUES
C. RIGEL
D. LEO
In the United States when can you see the orion in the evening?
A. Summer
B. winter
C. Spring
D. All year rounds
5. What is the largest constellation?
A. Andromeda
В. Нydra
C. Orion
D. Ursa Minor
6. The very bright stars alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri point towards
A. The big Dipper
B. The southern cross
C. The milky way
D. Galaxy
7. Sirius the brightest star of all, is in
A. Canis major
B. Corona Borealis
C. Scorpius
D. All of the above
8. The zodiac Marks
A. Star cluster that are visible all night
B. A ring of the brightest star in the night sky
C. The path the sun appears to take through the sky
D. None of the above
9. How many official constellations are there?
4.
A. 48
В. 8
С. 12
D. 21
10. The stars in the constellation form a W
A. Cassiopeia
B. Libra
C. Virgo
D. Leo](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd675a769-021d-4654-a740-a1c128cca806%2F1eb7f5f3-e58c-4419-8d52-c68bf7f7c253%2Fmp0c2pu_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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