Lessons 1-2
The true brightness of an object.
Luminosity
What do you know about the beginning and end of all stars?
All stars form in the same way, but they die in different ways.
The force that holds stars and galaxies together.
Gravity
Huge collections of stars.
Galaxy
The virtue of the week @MCS.
Obedience
The most common star system; where two stars orbit each other.
Binary System
What is a Nebula and what occurs within it?
It is a cloud of gas and dust, where a star can form.
List the 3 main kinds of galaxies.
Spiral, Elliptical, and Irregular
The wide, outermost layer of a star's atmosphere.
Corona
This Quarterback won the NFL MVP award in 2018.
Patrick Mahomes
Compare apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude.
Apparent: Measure of how bright an object appears from Earth.
Absolute: The true brightness of the star.
Main Sequence
Name the galaxy: it can have the shape of a basketball or football but lacks internal structure.
Elliptical
An object whose gravity is so great that no light can escape.
Black Hole
The most watched Netflix series of all-time.
Squid Game
Describe how a star's temperature and mass relate to the color.
COLOR: Red stars = coolest, blue-white = hottest
MASS: Red stars have least, blue-white stars have the most.
Massive stars go through a cycle near the end of their life, in which they become _____ _____ several times.
Red Giants
What well-supported theory attempts to explain the beginning of the universe?
What does it say that the universe has been doing since the beginning?
Big Bang Theory & Expanding
A process that occurs when the nuclei of several atoms combine into one larger nucleus.
Nuclear Fusion
Which high school Science class did Mr. Pertuset teach during his first year @MCS?
Physics
List all 5 atmospheric events that can occur on the Sun.
Sunspots, prominence, flare, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), and solar winds.
What stage of the life cycle is our Sun in?
Main Sequence (Yellow Dwarf)
When a wavelength shifts to a different wavelength, what occurs?
Doppler Shift
Spreads light into different wave-lengths.
Spectroscope
Which item is more expensive at Chick-fil-a, the chicken sandwich or the nuggets?
Nuggets