The Sun
What two gases mostly make up the sun?
Hydrogen and Helium
What are the two different "types" of stars?
low mass and high mass stars
The Water Planet
Earth
Large area in space with a very strong gravitational pull; forms when a very massive star collapses
Black Hole
Ms. Stanley's cats names
What are Henry and Franky?
What type of star is the sun?
Low mass star
Stars, including our Sun, spend most of their lives fusing what two gases?
Hydrogen and Helium
The Red Planet
Mars
A celestial body that makes an orbit around a planet
How many siblings Ms. Stanley has (bonus points if you know how many brothers and sisters)
Three siblings (two sisters, one brother)
~4.6 Billion Years Old
What happens at the end of a low mass star's life cycle?
Most of the time turn into a white dwarf, then black dwarf
Named after the Roman God of the Sea because it appears so blue
Neptune
A small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light
Meteor
Where Ms. Stanley went to high school
Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High School
Why do sunspots appear dark on the surface of the Sun?
Sunspots are cooler than the surrounding area of the sun
What happens at the end of a high mass stars life?
Supernova, then black hole, neutron star, or stellar nebula
Planet with the most moons
Jupiter
Cosmic snowballs of frozen gas, rock, and dust; when its orbit gets close to the sun and spews a long glowing "tail"
Comet
The kind of car Ms. Stanley drives (bonus points for correct color)
Grey Chevy Equinox
How long is the Sun's magnetic field "solar cycle"?
11 Years
Which type of star stays in the main sequence stage the longest? And why?
Low mass stars; their mass and gravity to not build energy, gravity, and pressure as fast, so they last longer
The only planet without an atmosphere
Mercury
Interstellar Medium (gas and dust) collect into big clouds; birthplace of stars
Stellar Nebula (Star Nursery)
Ms. Stanley's Major in College (bonus points if you also know where she went to college)
Secondary Education-General Science....Marshall! GO HERD!