Reach for the Stars
Milky Way Madness (Galaxies)
Sunny Side Up (Seasons)
Highs and Lows (Tides)
Space Jam (Random)
100
________ is the cloud of gas and dust where stars form.
Nebula
100
This is the galaxy that contains our solar system is named the _________________.
The Milky Way
100
DOUBLE!!!
Earth’s seasons are caused by the tilt of Earth’s axis and its ______ around the Sun.
revolution
100
Tides are mainly caused by the gravitational pull of this object.
The Moon
100
The more of me you take,
The more you leave behind.
Footsteps
200
Our sun is classified as a medium-sized _____________________ star with a temperature of about 6,000 K and luminosity of 1.
Main-sequence
200
Which galaxy has an oval-like shape and contains mostly older stars since it has little gas and dust?
Elliptical
200
Which season is Texas experiencing at Position C?
Winter
200
DOUBLE!!!
When the Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned in a straight line, this type of tide occurs.
Spring tide
200
I make the stars shine and guide your days,
I pull the tides in subtle ways.
I give you seasons through tilt and spin,
Without me, life could not begin.
The Sun
300
DOUBLE!!!
Star E in the diagram is what kind of star?
White dwarf
300
DOUBLE!!!
Our solar system is located on the __________ arm of the Milky Way galaxy.
Orion
300
How many months does it take for Earth to move from Point A to Point D?
3 months
300
DOUBLE!!!
The highest kind of tides would occur during which number phase of the moon in the diagram below?
3
300
I move without legs,
I roar without a mouth.
I can shake the trees and sail a ship south.
The wind
400
Name the category of stars assigned to each area in the H-R diagram below.
Area Z = white dwarf
Area P = main sequence
Area X = giant
Area M = supergiant
400
Categorize each of the galaxies below.
A = spiral
B = irregular
C = elliptical
400
DOUBLE!!!
Explain why it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere when it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
It is summer in the Southern hemisphere because it is TILTED towards the Sun while the Northern hemisphere is tilted towards space. This means the South receives more sunlight.
400
Which color line on this graph indicates a neap tide?
Blue
400
I have a tail but I’m not a kite,
I light up the sky in a fiery flight.
What am I?
A comet