Types of Stars
Stars that regularly or repeatedly change their magnitude are called what?
Variable Stars
What is the difference between absolute magnitude and apparent magnitude?
Absolute is the actual brightness based on scientific factors, and apparent brightness is just how bright the star looks to us from earth.
What is the name for a group of stars that form a pattern or picture in the sky?
Constellation
What is astrology?
The belief that the positions of the sun, moon, and stars at the time of someone's birth determines their destiny.
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What is a "shooting star"?
A meteor passing through the earth's atmosphere.
What are the two kinds of variable stars?
Pulating and eclipsing
What measurement is used to determine how far light travels in one year?
Light year
The scientific study of the stars, space, and heavenly objects is called what?
Astronomy
True or false:
God allows his people to worship the stars as long as they give credit to God.
False
What is the color of the hottest star?
Blue
What is a nova?
A star that flares up and becomes many times brighter.
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This type of telescope bends light to magnify objects.
Refracting Telescope
A two star system where both stars revolve around each other and are held together by gravity.
Binary System
True or False:
It is okay for Christians to study the stars and space.
True
What is an icy chunk of frozen gases, water, and dust that orbits a sun?
Comet
Our sun is what type of star?
Dwarf
What device breaks down the light given off by stars into all of its' colors?
Spectroscope
How many stars are in a "multiple star group"?
3 or 4
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What does God ask us to do (in James 1:5) if we are needing wisdom and guidance?
Ask him for it and it shall be given to you.
What three things determine the absolute magnitude of a star?
Temperature, size, and distance from earth.
What kind of star has the capability of becoming a black hole?
Supergiant
What is the apparent movement or change in a stars position in relationship to other stars?
What is the name of the space rock that crosses into our atmosphere and hits the surface of the earth?
Meteorite
Name two SPECIFIC reasons why astrology is unbiblical.
God forbids the worship of the stars, sun and moon; it is false idolatry and false worship; We have all we need in Jesus and are directed to his word for wisdom; only God gets to determine our lives and future.
What larger star cluster is the Milky Way Galaxy a part of?
The Local Group