Unit 2
In 1514 he introduced his heliocentric model.
Copernicus
He proved the universe is expanding.
E. Hubble
Stars light up
What did settlers put in milk to preserve it?
silver
Who is the mayor of San Diego
Todd Gloria
This Italian is the father of modern astronomy.
Galileo
He composed the quote, "Standing on the Shoulders of Invisible Giants."
How long do stars release energy?
Millions/billions of years
Who was Jabir Ibn Hayyan?
Muslim Persian scholar
Who is on the $100 bill?
What instrument did Galileo make to look at the sky.
telescope
What is cosmology?
Origin and evolution of the universe.
What is a supernova?
Explosion when a large star dies.
He devised the periodic table.
D. Mendeleev
What is the capital of Djibouti?
Djibouti
He developed the theory of universal gravity.
Newton
He had a telescope named after him.
Hubble
True or False: Heat is energy
True
She increased our understanding of the atom.
M. Curie
Who's record for 3s did Steph Curry just break?
Ray Allen
She concluded additional galaxies exist
H. Leavitt
What is a Cepheid?
Star that varies in brightness
All the gold in the world would create a cube how high?
66 feet
How are stars arranged?
By temperature
What is the definition of callipygean?
Having shapely buttocks