Exam 24: Beyond Our Solar System

Our galaxy is called the ________.

Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

Our galaxy is called the ________.

Possibly the most cataclysmic event to occur in nature is ________.

Most galaxies in the universe are moving away from us.

Stars spend most of their life span as giants.

The distance light travels in a year, called a(n) ________, is used by astronomers to measure stellar distances.

When a main-sequence star has exhausted the fuel in the inner region, it becomes a ________.

A star in which light cannot escape because of the immense gravitational pull at its surface is called a ________.