Habitability
How Stars Work
Star Life Cycles
Planets & Orbits
Mr. Hanson
200

What is currently happening to the average temperature on Earth?

It is rising / getting warmer

200

Stars are one of the only places in the universe that can create new ______. (Hint: it starts with "E")

Elements

200

Stars spend the most amount of time in this stage

The Main Sequence

200

The farther a planet is from its star, the ____ it takes to orbit it

Longer

200

This is Mr. Hanson's first name

Jacob

400

Which specific chemical do all living things on Earth need to survive?

Water

400

Stars are mainly composed of these two elements:

Hydrogen and Helium

400

Big stars go out with a bang when they do this at the end of their lives

Go Supernova

400
We often look for habitable planets the right distance from their star in this zone, where its not too hot, not too cold, but just right for liquid water

The Goldilocks Zone

400

Mr. Hanson went to this college - he still has football season tickets there

The University of Minnesota

600

What does the word "habitability" mean?

The ability of a place to support life / how well it can support life
600

Stars use this process to generate energy

Nuclear Fusion

600

Our Sun, and other stars the same size, have a lifespan of roughly ___ billion years

Ten

600
Name a place in our Solar System (other than Earth) that has liquid water

Europa 

(Ganymede, Callisto, or Mimas are correct answers as well)

600

You might think Mr. Hanson is old, but you might be surprised to learn he was born in 1997, making him a part of this generation

Gen Z

800

Why have we decided to look at if other planets are habitable?

Earth is becoming less habitable

800
When stars create this element in their core, they can no longer support themselves and collapse

Iron

800

Stars that are roughly 10-20x the size of our Sun can become this type of object at the end of their lives

A Neutron Star

800

Orbits are always in this shape - it's a special type of oval

Ellipse

800

Mr. Hanson's favorite European soccer team is this club, whose main color is Red

Arsenal

1000

This animal is by far the biggest cause of climate change on Earth

Humans

1000

Stars can make some elements during their life, but some can only be made after they die. Name one element that cannot be made during a star's life

[Any element bigger than atomic number 26]

1000

Stars that are at least 30x bigger than our Sun can become this type of star, after being a red giant but before exploding

Blue Giant Star

1000

These objects often have very stretched orbits, and can shoot off vaporized water when they get close to their star

Comets

1000

Mr. Hanson climbed Kilimanjaro 3 years ago, which is the tallest mountain in this African country

Tanzania

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