Ancient Astronomy
The model that claimed that the Earth was at the center of the universe
What is Geocentrism?
The first dog in space
Who is Laika?
The order of the planets in our solar system
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Neptune and Uranus?
The process of creation heavier elements that powers all stars
What is Fusion?
The arrangement of objects needed for a solar eclipse.
What is The Moon between the Earth and the Sun?
Shapes that ancient people viewed between the stars that were associated with myths and legends
The first American in Space
Who is Alan Shepard?
The Hottest Planet in the Solar System
What is Venus?
The phase in a stars life that is undergoing fusion
What is Main Sequence?
The type of lenses that focuses light to a single point
What is a refractive lens?
The ancient Greek philosopher that was known for promoting a model of the universe with the earth at the center
Who is Ptolemy?
The three crew members of the Apollo 11 mission
Who is Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins?
The planet with the largest mass and the most moons
What is Jupiter?
The leftover remains of the core of a small star
What is a white dwarf?
The type of Galaxy that is characterized by a large oval shape collection of stars
What is an Elliptical Galaxy?
The theory that led to an astronomer being on trial in the catholic church
What is Heliocentrism?
The rocket that got the Apollo 11 crew to the Moon
What is the Saturn V?
The classification now given to objects like Pluto, and Ceres.
What is Dwarf-Planet?
What is the line of no return around a black hole?
What is the event horizon?
The planetoid that collided with early Earth and formed the Moon
What is Theia?
The loops that planets seem to travel in throughout the year
What are Epicycles?
The country that sent the first woman into space
What is the Soviet Union?
The outer most region of the solar system where left over debris from the formation of the planets orbits.
What is the Oort Cloud?
What are the 6 layers of the Sun and its atmosphere?
(must get at least 4 right to not lose points)
What is the Core, Radiative Zone, Convection Zone, the Photosphere, the Chromosphere and the Corona?
A spinning neutron star, once believed to be a sign of Alien Life
What is a Pulsar?