Solar System
What is the name for the study of stars, planets and other celestial bodies?
Astronomy
Which planets have rings?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What type of star is our Sun?
Main Sequence
Which two planets do not have any moons?
Mercury and Venus
How old is the Universe?
13.7 billion years old
As of 2006, which planet is farthest from the Sun?
Neptune
Which planet is the hottest?
Venus
What two properties does the HR Diagram illustrate?
Luminosity and Temperature (Color)
Who discovered Jupiter's 4 largest Moons?
Galileo
Which galaxy is the next closest to the Milky Way?
Andromeda
What is the name of the space probe sent to study Pluto that made its flyby of the planet in 2015?
New Horizons
What is the name of the large storm on the surface of Jupiter?
The Great Red Spot
What will our Sun become at the end of its life cycle?
White dwarf
What was the name of the mission that had the first humans set foot on the Moon?
Apollo 11
Describe the Big Bang Theory of the Universe in two words.
Expanding and cooling
DAILY DOUBLE:
What are the names of Mars' TWO Moons???
Phobos and Deimos
Which planet has an almost 90 degree tilt?
Uranus
What is the only layer of the Sun that can be seen with the unaided eye? (visible light)
Photosphere
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What is the name of the largest Moon is the Solar System?
Ganymede
What is the purpose of the Drake Equation?
To predict the probability of finding communicative, intelligent life elsewhere in the galaxy.
State the correct order of the planets, including their respective AU from the Sun.
Name another dwarf planet besides Pluto.
Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, Eris, Sedna
What is the term used to describe the subset of stars within a constellation? Give an example!
Asterism- Big Dipper
List the phases of the Moon, in order, starting with New Moon.
New Moon, Waxing crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent
How is it possible to time-travel near a black hole? (Think: Theory of General Relativity)
Space and time are warped near a black hole because the gravitational force is so strong.