Sun
HR diagram / sun
Measurements in space
Stars Life Cycle
Galaxies
100
Layer above the core.
What is radiative zone?
100
The amount of time for a cycle of sunspots to move around the sun.
What is 11-100 years?
100
Used to measure distance in the solar system, used to measure distance outside solar system.
What is AU, light year?
100
The first 2 steps in a stars life cycle.
What is nebula and protostar?
100
The 3 basic types of galaxies.
What is irregular, elliptical and spiral?
200
The elements and reaction taking place in the core.
What is H, He and nuclear fusion?
200
The 2 variables measured in HR diagram.
What is temperature / Luminosity (magnitude)?
200
The measurement of angles that astronomers use to measure how far an object is from earth. (hint: thumb)
What is parallax?
200
The excess parts of a supernova after the explosion, they become this.
What is material that will become future stars?
200
The specific type of spiral galaxy that the Milky Way is and the surrounding areas where there are no galaxies.
What is barred spiral and dark matter?
300
Wide outermost layer of sun.
What is corona?
300
Where our sun is located on the HR diagram at this time.
What is main sequence?
300
The brightness of an object as it appears from Earth.
What is apparent magnitude?
300
A hot dense, carbon core star.
What is a white dwarf?
300
The location of the solar system in the Milky Way.
What is a spiral arm?
400
The layer we see and the layer right on top of it before the corona.
What is photosphere and chromosphere?
400
Description of where white dwarf are located on HR diagram and temperature description.
What is lower left, they have high surface temp?
400
The piece of equipment that seperates visual light into individual colors. (ROYGBIV hint)
What is a spectroscope?
400
An object in space that has no light escape it due to extreme gravity.
What is a black hole?
400
The group of galaxies that the Milky Way belongs to and the biggest galaxy within it.
What is the Local Group and Andromeda?
500
These are loops of gas from sunspot to sunspot.
What is a prominence?
500
Describe where supergiants are on HR diagram and temperature.
What is upper right and low temp?
500
Number of divisions in night sky and groups of stars located in each division.
What is 88 and constellations?
500
When protostars move into the next phase of thier life cycle.
What the fusion begins at the core?
500
The movement of galaxies is outward due to this explanation.
What is doppler shift or Hubble Red shift?
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