Stars
Planets, Asteroids, Meteors, Comets
The Sun
Potpourri
Big Bang
100

These stars have high luminosity but have lower surface temperatures compared to main-sequence stars.

Giants

100

Why is Venus the hottest planet in the solar system?

Thick, CO2 rich Atmosphere

100

To what state of matter are gases in the sun changed due to its high temperature?

Plasma

100

It is known as Earth’s twin due to its similar size and structure to Earth.

Venus

100

This was the first epoch - characterized by energy and the presence of the superforce

Planck Epoch

200

In the Morgan-Keenan (MK) system, which letter signifies the stars with the lowest temperatures and what color can you expect them to be?

M - RED

200

Often called "space rocks" or floating boulders

Meteors

200

Which solar activity refers to high-energy explosions near sunspots?

Solar Flare

200

The unit of measurement used to describe the approximate distance between Earth and the Sun.

Astronomical Unit

200

These two epochs are collectively referred to as the nucleon freezeout 

Lepton and Hadron Epochs

300

Diffused clouds of dust and gas that drift through space.

Nebulas

300

These celestial bodies typically originate from the Oort cloud or the Kuiper Belt 

Comets

300

What are some examples of an impact of geomagnetic storm on Earth?

  • formation of auroras
  • disruption in radio communications
  • disruption in power grip operations
300

A smaller pattern of stars in a constellation.

Asterism

300

This baked item is often used as a model for the expanding universe.


Why is this a good analogy?

Raisin- Bread model

The raisins (galaxies) do not expand. They only move apart as the dough (the universe) rises/expands

400

a highly magnetized, rapidly rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation from its magnetic poles.

Pulsar 

400
Outer planets are also known as Ice or Gas Giants.

What other name are they known by and which planet lends them that name?

Jovian - Jupiter

400

What part of the star functions as a nuclear reactor

The Core

400

Second stage of the star life-cycle for ALL stars 

Protostar

400

The scientific term for the formation of elements such as hydrogen and helium.

Nucleosynthesis

500

To which class does the sun belong?

F (yellow-dwarf)

500

Known as minor planets and are classified based on composition and location

Asteroids

500

The deepest layer of the Sun that can be directly observed and what can be considered as the sun’s surface.

Photosphere

500

Why would we NOT want to travel to the center of the Milky Way Galaxy?

The center of the Milky Way has a supermassive blackhole which can suck up all the celestial bodies that go near it.

500

A type of elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter that combine to form composite particles called protons and neutrons

quarks

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