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100

What 2 elements mostly make up the Sun

Hydrogen and Helium

100

What is the main difference between a microscope and telescope?

One looks at the micro world the other looks at far away things or macro world 

100
How long does it take sun light to reach Earth?
About 8 minutes
100

What is the term for studying light?

Spectroscopy

100
How many innings are in a traditional game of baseball?

9

200
What is the first layer of the Sun called?

Chromosphere

200

Name the two common space telescopes astronomers use.

James Webb and Hubble

200

What type of star is the Sun?

yellow dwarf


200

How is the Absorption spectrum is different from the Emission spectrum?

Absorption has dark lines and Emission has mostly black with color lines. 

200

What is Batman's assistance's name

Alfred

300

A stream of protons and electrons ejected at high speeds from the solar Corona

Solar Wind

300

What are the two main main types of telescopes. 

Reflecting and Refracting

300
How old is the Sun, approximately. 

4.5 billion years old. 

300
Describe the difference between wavelength and frequency.

Wavelength is the distance between waves and frequency is the number of waves. 

300

What is the name for a baby kangaroo

Joey

400

Solar flares are huge bursts of energy and cause what phenomenon on Earth?

Auroras

400

Telescopes in orbit can take better pictures than Earth bound scopes, why?

The atmosphere obscures some images. 

400

The Sun releases energy in the form of what?

Photons

400

List the visible light spectrum from shortest to longest wavelength. 

VIBGYOR

Violet has the smallest wave length (~400nm) Red has the largest (~700nm)

400

What drink is the 2nd most consumed in the world?

Tea

500

The process of hydrogen smashing into each other and forming helium thus creating the Sun's energy is called what?

Nuclear Fusion
500
Besides visible light what other types of waves from the EMS are detectable by telescopes? 

Infrared and Ultraviolet. 

500

The Sun's surface burns around what temperature and the Corona can burn around what temperature.

Surface ~10,000F and Corona ~1.8F Million

500

What are the 7 types of radiation in the EMS

Radio, Microwave, Infrared, Visible, Ultra Violet, Xray and Gamma

500

Who is the main antagonist in Lord of the Rings?

Sauron
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