Maunakea
Planets
Stars
Light
Aliens
100
What does the Hawaiian name Maunakea mean when translated?
White mountain
100
Name a planet with rings.
Saturn
100
What is our closest star?
The Sun!
100
Name of our galaxy
What is the Milky Way Galaxy?
100
The approximate age of our sun
What is 4.6 Billion Years Old?
200
How many telescopes are on Maunakea?
13 telescopes
200
Name a planet with life on it.
Earth
200
What is the star that is always appears in the same spot every night?
Polaris, the North Star, Hokupa'a
200
Most common type of galaxy in the universe
What is a Spiral Galaxy?
200
The force that pulls dust and gases together
What is Gravity?
300
What is one reason that Mauna Kea is good for astronomy?
Tall, above the clouds, in the middle of the ocean, near the equator
300
What is the Red planet?
Mars
300
How many stars can you see with the naked eye?
About 3,000
300
What does light do when it hits a mirror?
It reflects!
300
Term for a Red Supergiant explosion
What is a Supernova?
400
On Maunakea, what is a silversword?
It is a plant.
400
What is the biggest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
400
Why do the stars and sun appear to move across the sky?
Because the Earth is rotating.
400
What happens when light hits raindrops at just the right angle?
A rainbow!
400
The type of star/stage our Sun is in now
What is a Main Sequence Star?
500
How tall is Mauna Kea?
Almost 14,000 feet tall.
500
How many planets are there?
8
500
Besides using the stars, name another method of navigation used by the early Polynesian voyagers.
Waves, wind, birds
500
Approximate number of stars we can see in our galaxy with the naked eye
What is about 2,000?
500
Stars burn by turning __________ gas into ___________ gas
What is Hydrogen to Helium?
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