Sun
During a total solar eclipse, this part of the Sun's atmosphere is visible
What is Corona?
patterns of the stars
What are constellations?
This planet is known to have one moon
What is Earth?
a system used for transporting materials and astronauts into space
The Big Bang Theory is believed to have occurred this long ago
What is 13.7 thousand years ago?
These are the 2 most common elements found in the Sun
What is helium and hydrogen?
they collapse in on themselves causing a dramatic, massive explosion
What is a supernova?
These are the 4 inner planets
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
A space vehicle sent to other celestial bodies
What is a probe?
pieces of rocks that have entered Earth's atmosphere
What is a meteoroid?
Slightly cooler, dark spots
What are sunspots?
As we know, the stars are farther away than we can imagine, therefore, this unit is commonly used to measure the distance between stars
What is a light year?
Another name we commonly hear the outer planets being called
What are gas giants?
To collect wavelengths that are longer than those of light
What are radio telescopes?
The Milky Way is an example of this
What is a Spiral Galaxy?
The force of all the material trying to collapse the star is equally balanced by the force of something moving out from the core of the star.
What is solar radiation?
Mostly hydrogen and dust
What is a nebula?
We know that the Sun follows the same path through the sky every day
What is ecliptic?
We know that the Sun follows the same path through the sky every day. We call this path the ecliptic
What is a telescope?
remains of the formation of the solar system
What are asteroids?
This is an effect of when theses high-energy particles rush past Earth
What are solar winds?
The Big Dipper’s two end stars in the bowl are called “This” because they point toward the North Star, Polaris
What are pointer stars?
the first person to turn a small telescope toward the heavens and publicly report on what he saw.
who is Galileo?
A region of extremely high energy
What is quasar?