Space Tools & Technology
What are instruments that collect and focus light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation?
Telescopes
What type of galaxy is our Milky Way galaxy?
Spiral Galaxy
About how many days does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?
28 days or about a month
If the sun’s rays are directly striking the Northern Hemisphere, what season would we be in?
Summer
What kind of tide is higher than average water level?
High Tide
This type of telescope uses a convex lenses to bend and focus light rays to produce images of objects in space.
Refractor Telescope
What type of galaxy comes in many shapes and contains mainly young stars?
Irregular Galaxy
What moon phase occurs at the beginning of the moon phase cycle?
New Moon
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
It is winter
Definition: the difference between the water levels at high and low tide. What is the term?
Tidal Range
What space tool is placed in orbit around Earth with special instruments and telescopes that collect information from space?
Satellites
This type of galaxy is disk shaped with arms and rich in gas and dust.
Spiral Galaxy
What moon phase occurs after a waxing gibbous?
Full Moon
Which half of the Earth is south of the equator?
Southern Hemisphere
The largest daily tidal range that occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned is referred to as what kind of tide?
Spring Tide
These tools contain instruments that collect data and travel out of Earth's orbit to explore places that would be too dangerous for astronomers.
Space Probes
What type of galaxy is oval shaped, very bright, and contains many older stars?
Elliptical Galaxy
What is the difference between a first quarter moon and a third quarter moon?
The half that is reflecting light from the sun is switched
The different hemispheres of the Earth experience different seasons because The Earth has
a tilted axis
The moon, tidal forces, gravitational force, and what else are causes of tides
Sun
These useful tools break light from a star into a spectrum, which allows astronomers to compare the spectrum of a star to known elements
Spectroscope
About 60% of all galaxies are classified as this type of galaxy.
Elliptical Galaxy
If a crescent moon appears on the right side of the moon, is it a waxing crescent of a waning crescent.
Waxing Crescent
If in the United States it is the summer time, what season is it Australia?
Winter
A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.
Neap Tide