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Why do astronomers find it difficult to locate extrasolar planets with telescopes

Planets are considerably smaller than their parent stars, also they emit no light and are very close to the star. With all this combined, separating between the two with a telescope is very difficult.

The farther a star is away from earth the more it is

red shifted

It takes an extremely high temperature for nuclear to occur inside the sun

Not nuclear, it takes an extremely hight temperature for Fusion to occur with in the sun or any other star.

ADDED: Yes "nuclear". Fusion is one of the two type of nuclear reaction, the other being Fission.

If a star is moving toward Earth it is

blue shifted

Prevents charged particles from the sun from reaching the surface

Magnetic Field

A galaxy that has an undefined shaped is best classified as

There are four types of galaxies in the universe . A galaxy that has an undefined shaped is best classified as an irregular galaxy. 10% of galaxies are classified this way.

Why do ice cubes float in drinks and water

Because ice cubes are less dense than water.

Which best describes the beginning of the big bang

A blowing of a balloon best describes the BIG BANG best

Select the star life cycle that is accurate.

star of one stellar mass, red giant, planetary nebula, white dwarf

What were all the iron molecules are in your body were originally created by

A star.

Do All of the following are reasons why astronomers have difficulty looking at distant stars except

They don't understand how redshift affects stars.

What two things balance to maintain the shape of a star

Pressure and gravity

Which best describes the big bang theory

Matter was compressed into a single point and then exploded outward to form the universe - APEX

Which of the following is not a reason that astronomers have trouble viewing distant stars

Distant stars give off less light

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