Unit 1
What is the name of the star system we live in?
What is the Solar System
Earth is tilted roughly 23.5° on its axis. What if it wasn't? How would that affect our seasons?
What is no seasons
What is the most massive terrestrial planet?
What is Earth
Which are hotter, white dwarfs or red giants?
What are White Dwarfs
When were Voyager 1 and 2 launched?
What is 1977
How many constellations are recognized by the AIU?
What is 88
How long does it take Earth to get around the Sun? (how many days)
What is 365
What is the most massive gas giant planet?
What is Jupiter
Are brown dwarfs considered stars?
What is no
Voyager 1 is the man-made object that has ventured the furthest from Earth. Where is it now?
What is 141 AU
When did the first galaxies form?
What is 13.2 Ga
When is the Winter Solstice?
What is December 21-22
Which gases are most common in stars?
What is Hydrogen and Helium
Which are hotter, red main sequence stars or red giants?
What are red giants
What was the primary mission for New Horizons?
What to study dwarf planets in the Kuiper belt
What is the name of the galaxy supercluster that we live in?
What is the Virgo System
When is the Summer Solstice?
What is June 20-22
How many light minutes is it from the Sun to Earth?
What percentage of Population III stars is hydrogen?
What is 100%
Where is New Horizons now?
What is New Horizons is in the Kuiper belt
What galaxy do we live in?
What is the Milky Way
Which planet has the most circular orbit?
What is Venus
How many dwarf planets are there?
What is 5
Which is hotter, Vega or Rigel?
What is Rigel
How far is Voyager 2 from Earth?
What is 11 billion miles