The Universe
The universe is _____________ years old
What is 14 billion years old?
All stars are born in a ______________.
What is a nebula?
The center of our solar system.
What is the sun?
This is the force that pulls two objects toward each other.
What is gravity?
In what state is Cape Canaveral located where the space shuttle is launched?
What is Florida
The universe started with the ______________.
What is the Big Bang?
Our sun is a _________________ star.
What is a small-medium sized yellow dwarf star?
The number of planets in the solar system?
What is eight?
Is the sun's gravity stronger on Earth or Neptune?
What is Earth? (Because the distance is smaller.)
What is the name of the galaxy that we live in?
What is the Milky Way
Is the universe expanding or shrinking?
What is expanding?
When yellow dwarf's die, they explode in a ______________
What is a supernova?
Something the first four planets have in common?
What is rocky, small, no rings, few moons?
This is measured in kilograms.
What is mass
What is the name of the constellation that the Big Dipper is in?
What is Ursa Major (The Big Bear)
The universe is mostly _________. (Matter/Energy or Dark matter/Dark Energy)
What is dark matter and dark energy?
Yellow Dwarf's leave behind a hot dense core when they die. It is called a _______________.
What is white dwarf?
Something the last four planets have in common?
What is giant in size, mostly gas, large rings, many moons?
Which planet has the largest gravity?
What is Jupiter?
What is the name of our north star?
What is Polaris
Astrology is _______________.
What is pseudoscience? (Or not science)
Giant stars leave behind a _______________ when they die and explode.
What is black hole or neutron star?
These two forces keep everything in orbit around the sun.
What is gravity and inertia?
On Mars, you would weight _______ of your weight because Mars has weaker gravity than Earth.
a. 28%
b. 38%
c. 48 %
d. 58%
What is 38%
How many constellations are there covering the night sky that astronomers recognize?
a. 82
b. 84
c. 86
d. 88
What is 88