Stars
Nebula
Universe
Sun
Comets
100
a large celestial body made of gas and emits light; an example is the sun
What is a star?
100
What is our sun classified as in the HR diagram?
What is main sequence?
100
an event where the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
What is an ECLIPSE?
100
a collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
What is a galaxy?
100
Supergiants are located where on the HR diagram?
What is the upper right corner?
200
What is a New Moon?
200
a small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust that follows an elliptical orbit around the sun; it gives off gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun.
What is a comet?
200
a small, rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
What is an Asteroid?
200
What will the sun be at the end of its life cycle?
What is a white dwarf?
200
Give one of the three options that a massive star may turn into at the end of its life cycle?
What is black hole, pulsar, neutron start?
300
a planet that has a deep massive atmosphere such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune
What is a gas giant?
300
What is the process when Hydrogen bonds to eventually make Helium and releases a lot of energy?
What is Nuclear Fusion?
300
What is a galaxy that contains our solar system?
What is Milky-way?
300
What two things are represented on the HR diagram?
What are temperature and brightness?
300
A moon, planet or machine that orbits a planet or star.
What is a satellite?
400
the distance that light travels in one year; about 9.5 trillion km
What is a light-year?
400
What is a region of space time where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape from it?
What is Black Hole?
400
What is all of space and time including planets, stars, galaxies and all form of energy called?
What is Universe?
400
The Milky way is what type of galaxy?
What is spiral?
400
What phase of the moon looks like a crescent and the light is on the right?
What is a waxing crescent?
500
What is a large natural body that revolves in an orbit around the sun?
What is Planet?
500
The amount of this element in the sun will decrease over time?
What is Hydrogen?
500
a large cloud of dust and gas in interstellar space
What is a nebula?
500
What is a small (icy) solar system body that warms and releases gasses when it passes close to the sun?
What is Comet?
500
If you’ve ever looked up at the sky at night and seen a streak of light or ‘shooting star
What is Meteor?