Planets
Stars
Galaxies
Space Debris
Math
100
A planet that has many moons is classified as what?
Jovian
100
A supernova which gets really bright and then its luminosity gradually decreases is known as what type of supernova?
Type I
100
This galaxy is classified as what kind of galaxy?
Spiral
100
Big icy rocks that cannot enter Earth's atmosphere are called what?
Comets
100
On the electromagnetic spectrum, which waves have the shortest wavelength?
Gamma-rays
200
What season is the below image depicting for the Northern Hemisphere?
Winter
200
As a main sequence star dies, it leaves the main sequence and becomes what?
Red Giant
200
How do we classify this galaxy?
Elliptical
200
Rocks that enter Earth's atmosphere and become vaporized are called what?
Meteors
200
What is the frequency if the wave has a period of 10 seconds?
0.1
300
The asteroid belt beyond Pluto that contains possibly 50 dwarf planets is called what?
The Kuiper Belt
300
A star with a surface temperature of 4000K would likely emit what color?
Orange
300
How do we classify this galaxy?
Irregular
300
A very large rock that weighs more than 10,000 tons is called what?
Asteroid
300
What is the mass of an object if a horizontal force of 100 N is applied to it so that the object accelerates at 20 m/s^2?
5 kg
400
Why is Pluto's orbit odd?
Pluto orbits within Neptune's orbit
400
Nuclear Fusion (hydrogen is slammed together to form helium in a star) problem:
How much energy can be produced by the complete annihilation of 200,000 g?
1.8x10^19
400
How do we classify this galaxy?
Spiral
400
These young Earthlings are sitting on a(n):
Meteorite
400
A star is spotted with a temperature of 32,000 K. What is its wavelength emission in nanometers?
91 nm
500
What is unusual about the rotation of Uranus?
Uranus is tipped on its side.
500
If a star has a luminosity of 25 and a temperature of 2, what is its radius?
1.25
500
Label the parts of this galaxy (#1 starts on the left)
#1: Galactic disk
#2: Galactic bulge
#3: Galactic center
500
This debris can be classified as what?
Meteoroid
500
A star is found to show a parallax shift of 0.137 arcseconds. How far away is the star in light years?
24 light years