the Universe
Galaxies
Stars
Solar system
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The universe is.....
what is everything, all the matter and all the energy
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A galaxy is defined as.
What is a group of stars all grouped together in space?
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A large body in space that creates it own energy/light
What is a star?
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These are found in a solar sytem
a star and the planets that orbit it
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Planet that is closest to the sun
What is Mercury?
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The exact age of the universe.
what is 13.8 billion years old or
13.8 x 109 years old
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the number of galaxies thought to be in the universe.
Billions
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The fuel of a star and the process by which the star creates its light.
What is hydrogen and nuclear fission
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the age of our solar system
What is 4.6 billion years old or
4.6x109 years old.
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The star that is the most similar to our sun in size, luminosity, color, and temperature
What is alpha Centauri?
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The event that created the universe.
What is the name of the event that we think started the universe?
What is the big bang?
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The galaxy we live in
What is the milky way
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The Characteristic that determines what life cycle a star will go through
What is mass?
300
the force that keeps the planets in orbit around a star
What is gravity?
300
compared to the density of the terrestrial planets, the jovian planets are ......
What is less dense
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two pieces of evidence do scientists have of the big bang?
what are
1). cosmic background radiation and
2). the red shift of distant objects
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The type of galaxy that the milky way is: irregular, eliptical, spiral, or barred spiral.
What is a spiral galaxy.
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describe our sun:
average, big, small, bright, dim, hot, cold, etc
What is pretty average
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The name of the current model of the solar system
What is heliocentric.
the sun is at the center
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the star that is approximately 9000 Co, with a luminosity of .0006
What is Procyon B
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The direction an object is moving is the spectral lines are shifted to to the red end of the spectrum.
What is moving away?
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The force that helps to form a galaxy.
What is gravity
500
According to this star chart, a high mass star will end its life as a:
What is a neutron star?
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This model of the solar system is called:
What is geocentric?
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The planet that is closest in size (diameter) to Earth
What is venus