Constellations
Stars
True or False
Galaxies
Observing the Heavens
100
Name this constellation.
TRIPLE POINT QUESTION!!!
Cassiopeia
100
The brightness of a star is called its ____.
DOUBLE POINT QUESTION!!
Magnitude
100
Stars reflect light.
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False
100
What do we call two or three stars held together by gravity?
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Multiple star group.
100
Telescopes that bend light to make objects seem larger are _____.
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Refracting telescopes
200
A group of strs that form a pattern is called ____.
Constellation
200
Smaller stars, like our sun, are ____.
Dwarf stars
200
Red stars are the coolest stars.
True
200
What do we call a huge star system that covers many light-years of space?
Galaxy
200
What does a reflecting telescope use to magnify images?
Mirrors
300
What do we call the scientific study of stars?
Astronomy
300
Stars that regularly or repeatedly change in magnitude are called____.
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Variable Stars
300
Stars are glowing balls of gases that produce light.
True
300
This is made of irregular shaped pieces of rock, metal, and dust.
Asteroid
300
How many official constellations are there today?
88
400
Name this constellation.
Orion
400
A neutron star that spins rapidly on its axis is called ____.
Pulsar
400
The Milky Way is the galaxy in which we live.
True
400
This is a chunk of frozen gases, water, and dust that orbits the sun.
DOUBLE POINT QUESTION!!
Comet
400
Which stars form Orion's shoulder and ankle?
TRIPLE POINT QUESTION!!
Betelgeuse (shoulder) and Rigel (ankle)
500
During the year the Big and Little Bear constellations revolve around the North Star, what do we call this type of constellations?
DOUBLE POINT QUESTION!!
Circumpolar constellation
500
The measurement of a star's apparent movement over time is known as ____.
Parallax
500
Radio telescopes break starlight into its colors.
False
500
A ______ is a large group of stars held together by gravity.
Star Cluster
500
A _____ breaks down the light given off by a star into all its colors.
DOUBLE POINT QUESTION!!
Spectroscope