Characteristics of Stars/the Sun
Kinds of Stars
Constellation/Stargazing
Star groups
Other Space Objects
100
Made out of 70% hydrogen, 28% helium, and 2% other elements.
What is the Sun
100
Stars that repeatedly or regularly change in magnitude.
What are variable stars
100
the most famous constellations.
What are the little and big dippers
100
made up of several thousands to a million stars arranged in a ball shape.
What is globular cluster
100
irregularly shaped pieces of rock.
What is an asteroid
200
True or False: +6 on the Hipparchus scale is brighter than +1.
What is False
200
what happens when a star explodes and dies.
What is a supernova
200
the first telescope made.
What is the refracting telescope
200
made up of 3 or 4 stars.
What is a multiple star group
200
how many tails can a comet have.
What is 2
300
How bright a star truly is.
What is absolute magnitude
300
A star that becomes hundreds or thousands of times brighter and flare up.
What is a nova
300
makes up Orion's ankle.
What is rigel
300
the biggest group in the universe has how many galexies
What is 10,000
300
a rocky object in space that enters earth's atmosphere.
What is meteor
400
93,000,000 miles away from earth.
What is the sun
400
A star that flings pulses of energy and rapidly spins on its axis.
What is pulsar
400
the star that is the shoulder of orion
What is betellgeuse
400
what kind of galaxy is our galaxy.
What is barred spiral galaxy
400
how long is it from when we see Haley's comet one time from when we see it the next time.
What is 75 years
500
The faintest star that we can see on the Hipparchus scale.
What is +29
500
what is the name of the nebula that was created by a supernova that astronomers observed in AD 1054
What is the crab nebula
500
when the great and little bears, Cassiopeia and Draco seem to revolve around Polaris, astronomers call these constellations what.
What is circumpolar constellations
500
how many stars are in beta lyrai.
What is 2
500
the crater that is 1 mile wide and 190 yards deep.
What is barringer crater
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