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How is the Earth tilted in relation to the Sun for the Northern Hemisphere to experience Summer? And Winter?
Summer: tilted towards the sun
Winter: tilted away from the sun
100
According to the Big Bang Theory, how old is the universe?
12 - 15 billion years old (any answer in that range)
100
Which was the first satellite made by humans to orbit Earth?
Sputnik
100
What is the name of the diagram we use to chart stars magnitude and temperature?
HR Diagram
100
Name the Jovian (Gas Giant) Planets
Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
200
Draw a diagram showing a Lunar eclipse and label the Umbra/Penumbra.
200
What is a nebula mostly made of?
Gas and Dust
200
What was the first USA manned space mission?
Mercury Mission
200
What elements are stars mostly made of?
Hydrogen and Helium (But mostly Hydrogen)
200
What planet has the most carbon dioxide?
Venus
300
Draw the position of the Sun, Earth and Moon for a Spring Tide. AND what are the 2 phases of the moon that are part of a Spring Tide.
Sun - New Moon - Earth
AND
Sun - Earth - Full Moon
300
Which words are associated with the Big Bang Theory?
red shifting and expanding or
blue shifting and coming together
red shifting and expanding
300
Who discovered Red Shift/Blue Shift of light?
Edwin Hubble
300
What does it mean if a star is red shifted?
The star is moving away from Earth
300
Oxygen to support life and water in all 3 states of matter are unique to which planet?
Earth
400
What process involves atoms combining to form a new element and release energy
Fusion
400
What are the life stages of a yellow star like our Sun?
Nebula, (Protostar,) Main Sequence, Red Giant, Dwarf
400
First man on the moon AND the name of the successful mission?
Neil Armstrong AND Apollo 11
400
what determines the last stage of a star or how it dies?
mass
400
How long does it take the Earth to rotate once?
AND to revolve once?
Rotate : 24 hrs
Revolve: 1 year or 365 days
500
What is the most common unit of measurement use for distance in our universe AND between stars?
Light Years
500
Who are Earth's neighbors?
Venus and Mars
500
US Mission that had two probes sent to explore the outer planets and beyond
Voyager
500
What are the possible last stages of life for a high mass star?
Neutron Star or Black Hole
(Remember Dwarf stage is for a Low Mass Star)
500
What are the characteristics of inner planets?
Short or Long Revolution?
Few or Many Moons?
Thin or Thick Atmospheres?
Solids or Gases?
Short Revolution
Few Moons
Thin Atmospheres
Solids