Stargazer Quiz 6: Chapters 11-12

Question 1

Some of the best galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae that can be viewed by a small telescope are found in the ___ list, first published in 1781.

Answer 1

messier

Question 2

There are two types of star clusters, which are denser religions of stars: ___ clusters and ___ clusters

Answer 2

open; globular

Question 3

A ___ is a cloud of hydrogen and helium gas spread over a vast region of space.

Answer 3

nebula

Question 4

The Eagle Nebula is well known even among non-experts because of a Hubble image sometimes called “the Pillars of ___.”

Answer 4

Creation

Question 5

The first basic definition of galaxies is the ___ galaxies, which are disk-shaped, with a brighter bulge at the center of the disk.

Answer 5

spiral

Question 6

The second basic classification of galaxies, and the one most fall under because of their basic shape, is the ___ galaxies.

Answer 6

elliptical

Question 7

Star ___ are the tracks, often circular, that appear because of the combination of the earth’s rotation and long exposure setting.

Answer 7

Trails

Question 8

Only the biblical God as described in the pages of Scripture can make sense of the ___ ___ of nature, which describe the predictable behavior of the cosmos.

Answer 8

universal laws

Question 9

The fact that natural laws can be expressed by ___ laws confirm that the universe was designed to be understood by the human mind.

Answer 9

mathematical

Question 10

___ ___ said that doing astronomy is like “thinking God’s thoughts after Him.”

Answer 10

Johannes Kepler