The Big Bang Theory
Spectra
Galaxies
Stars
Life Cycle of Stars
100
The age of the universe...
What is 12-15 billion years old?
100
the amount of light an object releases (distance is not a factor)
What is luminosity?
100
a galaxy with a round interior and arms branching off the center
What is spiral galaxy?
100
the factor that affects the color of a star
What is the temperature?
100
a type of supernova where two stars are present, and the smaller star steals gas from the larger star, becomes unstable, and explodes...
What is a Type Ia supernova?
200
The first stage after the Big Bang
What is quark soup?
200
light waves are stretched as an object in space moves away from a point
What is red-shift?
200
a type of galaxy that is oval in shape, and very old
What is an elliptical galaxy?
200
a star with a high luminosity and high temperature
What is a blue giant?
200
the left-over core of a star after a low-mass star has died
What is a white dwarf?
300
The first elements created after the Big Bang
What are hydrogen and helium?
300
light waves are compressed as an object in space moves towards us from a point
What is blue-shift?
300
a galaxy with a rod-shaped interior and arms that branch out from each side
What is a barred-spiral galaxy?
300
a star with a low temperature and high luminosity
What is a red giant/supergiant?
300
a type of supernova where a massive star collapses and explodes
What is a Type II supernova?
400
The universe right before the Big Bang was a...
What was a hot, dense point containing all matter?
400
the amount of light from an object that reaches us (distance is a factor)
What is brightness?
400
a galaxy with no definite shape
What is an irregular galaxy?
400
the hottest temperature stars are this color
What is blue or white?
400
the location all stars are born
What is a stellar nursery?
500
The Big Bang Theory
What is a rapid expansion, not an explosion?
500
the reason for all the colorful gas clouds
What are various elements being excited in space?
500
a galaxy with an enormous amount of star formation, due to gravitational forces
What is a starburst galaxy?
500
the coolest temperature of stars are this color
What is red?
500
after a supernova, the left over core of a massive star can become one of two things, which are...
What is a neutron star or a black hole?
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