Chapter 18
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Surprise Questions
Chapter 6
100
All of the frequencies of electromagnetic radiation
What is electro magnetic spectrum
100
A group of stars that are close together relative to surrounding stars
What is open cluster
100
A cloud of gas and dust that formed our solar system
What is solar nebula
100
Example of a blue white star
What is Rigel
100
What has more mass a watermelon or an apple
What is watermelon
200
Telescope that uses set of lenses to gather and focus light
What is refracting telescope
200
Name a white dwarf star
What is 40 eri b Sirius b and Procyon b
200
Suns outer atmosphere
What is corona
200
An object moving quickly toward an observer
What is blueshift
200
Tendency of an object to resist being moved
What is inertia
300
Tycho Brahe assistant
What is Johannes Kepler
300
Position on hr diagram where most stars lie
What is main sequence
300
Region where gases circulate in the sun
What is convective zone
300
Is the apparent path of the sun across the sky throughout the year
What is ecliptic
300
1 Example of projectile motion
What is frog leaping, water sprayed by sprinkler, swimmer diving, balls being juggled, and an arrow shot by an archer
400
Time required for the earth to rotate once on its axis
What is day
400
The apparent shift in the position of an object when viewed from different locations
What is parallax
400
Layer between earths crust and core
What is mantle
400
What instrument helps you describe the location of a star or planet in space
What is astrolabe
400
Motion of body when only gravity is acting on it
What is free fall
500
Study of the universe
What is astronomy
500
Band of color produced when white light passes through a prism
What is spectrum
500
A dark area on photosphere of the sun
What is sunspot
500
Astronomers measure this in hours eastward of the vernal equinox
What is right ascension
500
Formula for velocity
What is g*t
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