Astronomy + Culture
The Sun + Stars
Planets
Meteors, Comets
The Moon
Galaxies + Black Holes
100
Why does the sun rise and set once a year in the far north?
Earths tilt
100
What type of star is out sun?
Yellow Dwarf
100
This planet has a thick atmosphere made mostly of carbon dioxide which traps in heat and makes it the hottest planet
Venus
100
also called a dirty snowball
comets
100
The moon is slowly moving __________ from Earth
Away
100
The most common know way a black hole forms is by a __________________ dying
star
200
How did Polynesians navigate the oceans?
Using the Stars and astronomy
200
As our sun ages it will turn into a red _______________________ and engulf multiple planets
Supergiants
200
This planet has liquid water and life
Earth
200
Comets originate from the Kuiper belt and the ________________________
Oort Cloud
200
When we cannot see the moon it is called the _________________ phase
New Moon
200
Super massive black holes are thought to be in the middle of ______________________
galaxies
300
When a faster orbiting planet overtakes a slower, outer planet it is called ______________ motion
retrograde
300
When a star runs out of hydrogen it becomes what type of star
white dwarf
300
NASA hopes to send people to this planet by 2024
Mars
300
Comets that crash into the sun are called ____________________
sungrazers
300
From our perspective, the moon appears to orbit us every ________ days
29
300
The milky way is __________ shaped
Spiral shape
400
What astronomical events did Stonehenge line up with?
Solstices
400
Thermonuclear __________ is a process in which atoms combine to form larger atoms and in the process release staggering amounts of energy.
fusion
400
_______________ was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006
Pluto
400
We can see the same meteor shower every __________
year
400
Long ago, the moon had active ____________
Volcanoes
400
The milky way is on a collision course with this galaxy?
Andromeda
500
Ancient Egyptians predicted the flooding of this river using the stars.
The Nile
500
_________________ is deflected by our magnetic field and sometimes causes auroras near the poles.
Solar Wind
500
This planet has a 90 degrees tilt so it appears to spin on its side.
Uranus
500
The moon has a very thin and weak atmosphere, called the ________________________
exosphere
500
Name a way time travel might be possible
- black holes
- worm holes
- up in space