Constellations
Stars
Stars Continued
100
True or False? Three types of constellations are: Circumpolar, Zodiac, Seasonal
True
100
What is the name for the earliest development of a star?
Nebula
100
The true brightness of a star is known as its
absolute
200
Patterns of stars that appear relatively fixed in the night sky are known as?
Constellations
200
A star with which of the following apparent magnitudes would appear the brightest? 10 , 5 , 1, -5
-5
200
Set your star wheel for today's date, which bright star is just setting
See star wheel
300
An apparent shift in the wavelength of light emitted by a light source moving toward or away from an observer is known as:
the Doppler effect
300
A star that is always visible in the night sky is called:
circumpolar
300
What type of star is generally located in region A of the H-R diagram shown (teacher has H-R diagram)
white dwarf
400
The most distant objects that have been observed from earth are called
quasars
400
The distance between a star and the earth is measured in
light years
400
In which region of the H-R diagram does the sun lie (teacher has H-R diagram)
B
500
The process through which smaller atomic nuclei are combined into larger ones is known as
fusion
500
The Milky Way Galaxy and about 17 other galaxies withinb 3 million light-years of the Milky Way are known as the
Local Group
500
What is Mrs. Teetzel's kittens' name
Roxie
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