The Order of Things
Put the following in the correct order for the planets getting further from the Sun.
1) Venus
2) Jupiter
3) Neptune
4) Mars
5) Saturn
6) Uranus
7) Mercury
8) Earth
7,1,8,4,2,5,6,3
How much less do you weigh on the Moon than on Earth?
6x less
What separates the terrestrial planets from the gas giants?
The Asteroid Belt
Why do some stars form black holes at the end of their life cycle?
They have more mass than stars like the Sun.
When looking at a star, you determine that it is 150 lightyears away. What does that mean?
The light you are seeing from that star has been traveling for 150 years.
Put the following in the correct order for the life cycle of a massive star.
1)Red Supergiant
2) Protostar
3)Neutron Star or Black Hole
4) Supernova
5) Massive Star
2,5,1,4,3
What two things have the largest effect on the gravity between two objects?
The mass of the objects and the distance between them
Is the asteroid belt closer to the terrestrial planets or gas giants?
Terrestrial planets
On the Hurtzsprung-Russell diagram, where would you find dim stars?
A) top half
B) right side
C) bottom half
D) left side
C) bottom half
Which are larger, the inner planets or outer planets?
Outer planets
Put the following in the correct order for the life cycle of an average star.
1) White Dwarf
2) Red Giant
3) Protostar
4) Main Sequence/Average Star
5)Black Dwarf
6) Planetary Nebula
3,4,2,6,1,5
Which planet would have the lower gravitational force?
Jupiter or Mercury?
Mercury
What is made mostly of ice and have short and long term periods?
Comets
When a scientist says that a star is blue shifted, what does that mean?
Blue shifted means that the star is moving towards the observer.
How would you write the following in scientific notation? 23,000,000km
2.3x107 km
Put the following in the correct order of the formation of the universe.
1) Matter began forming during the expansion
2) The universe is still expanding today
3) The point expanded rapidly
4) Stars and galaxies formed as the universe cooled
5) The universe began as a single point
5,3,1,4,2
Why do planets orbit stars?
Stars are more massive and have a greater gravitational force.
Are the inner or outer planets less dense?
Outer planets
What is the state of matter that makes up the Sun and how does it create its energy?
Plasma and nuclear fusion
When two objects share a barycenter, is it closer to the smaller or larger object?
larger (more massive) object
Put the following in the correct order of the formation of the solar system.
1. Matter of the solar system is a cloud of dust
2. Dense area grows larger and hotter forming a star
3. The area near the star clumps and forms planets
4. A supernova nearby adds energy to the cloud
1,4,2,3
The shared center of mass of two objects that obit each other?
Barycenter
What is the cloud at the outer edge of our solar system, that orbits the Sun, called?
The Oort Cloud
What is the name of our galaxy and what type of galaxy is it?
Milky Way and spiral
Why would you weigh less at the top of Mt. Everest as compared to the beaches of Florida?
Farther from the center of the planet, less of a gravitational pull.