Stars
Planets
Moons
Constellations
Space Stuff
Final Jeopardy
100
When a star has consumed enough hydrogen, the shell of the core ignites and dramatically increases in size
Red Giant
100
This is a celestial body resembling a small planet, but lacks certain criteria required to be classified as such
Dwarf Planet
100
The moons Phobos and Deimos belong to which planet in our solar system
Mars
100
Constellations were originally used in assisting sailors and astronomers with what
Navigation
100
A shooting start is what object rapidly moving through the earth's atmosphere
Asteroid
200
This is the early stages of a star where a collection of gas has collapsed down from a giant into a molecular cloud
Protostar
200
Which dense planet in the solar system is an ice giant composed of hot dense fluid of icy materials (water, methane, and ammonia) above a small, rocky core.
Neptune
200
The current leading theory states that the Earth's moon is from this which happened 4.5 billion years ago
Earth
(Meteor collided with molten Earth planet, and debris cooled and became trapped in orbit)
200
This pair constellation pair are referred to as Big and Little Dipper, but are more commonly known as what
Ursa Major and Minor
200
What is the name of this nebula
Horsehead Nebula
300
When a star has completely run out of hydrogen, the mass and force of the higher element cause a fusion reaction producing a bright light before collapsing on itself
White Dwarf
300
According to recent studies in 2019 and 2020, which planet is the closest to every other planet in the solar system based on complicated arithmetic
Mercury
300
Possessing roughly between 80-95 moons, this planet's moons consist of rings and asteroids
Jupiter
300
According to the 1992 General Assembly in Rome and recognized today, there are how many constellations in the sky
88
300
Charles Messier cataloged a list of 110 nebulas and star clusters in his frustration to find what space objects
Comets
300
The Milky Way Galaxy is estimated to contain how many stars
100-400 Billion
(any answer between these numbers are accepted)
400
These are the largest stars in the universe, consuming hydrogen at an enormous rate and live for only a few million years, completely disintegrating when they go supernova
SuperGiant stars
400
There are currently how many Dwarf Planets within our solar system
5: Ceres, Pluto, Makemake, Haumae, and Eris
(Pluto is still considered a dwarf planet at the time of making this)
400
This is Saturn's most famous moon, being roughly the size of a sports arena and the only moon with a thick atmosphere
Titan
400
Also known as "the whale" this constellation is based on the sea monster in Greek mythology which Perseus and Heracles needed to slay
Cetus
(Cetus translates to whale in Ancient Greek)
400
What is the name of this nebula
Pillars of Creation
500
When a star meets certain specifications, star goes supernova and the cores becomes this
Neutron Star
500
According to NASA Saturn has how many rings orbiting the planet
7
(Classified as 7 main rings, but each ring consists of small gaps with other rings within)
500
Triton is the largest moon of Neptune, and is the only large moon in our solar system that has what type of orbit
Opposite orbit (retrograde orbit)
500
A constellation made of cast cosmic clouds and containing tiny dust particles that block visible light are known as what
Dark Cloud Constellations
500
What is the term that is the spherical outer boundary of a black hole considered to be its surface where light can no longer escape
Event horizon