Black holes
Stars
Planets
Milky way
Miscellaneous
100
What is the centre of a black hole called?
The centre of a black hole is called "singularity."
100
Stars come in different colours. While hot stars give off____ light and cooler stars give off_______ light.
While hot stars give off "blue" light and cooler stars give off "red" light.
100
How many moons does Jupiter have?
Jupiter has "63 moons."
100
The milky way was not always as it is today. How did the milky way increase in size?
The milky way increases in size and shape "by eating up other galaxies".
100
Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but how thick are they?
Saturn's rings are about "a foot" thick.
200
How far is the nearest black hole? * HINT: The nearest black hole is _______ light years away.*
The nearest black hole is "1,600" light years away
200
How are stars formed?
Stars are formed in a "cloud of dust and gas."
200
What makes Uranus an extremely cold planet?
Uranus' temperature can drop to -224 degrees Celsius", making it the coldest planet in our solar system, even though it is the 2nd farthest planet.
200
How old is the oldest star in our galaxy( Milky way)?
The oldest star in our galaxy is about "13.2 billion years old."
200
The heart of an astronaut actually gets _____ when in outer space and they get _____ in space.
The heart of an astronaut actually gets "smaller" when in outer space and they get "taller" in space.
300
How is a black hole formed?
A black hole is formed when a large star starts running out of fuel and begins to collapse under its own gravity.
300
What kind of a star is a sun? To get full points fill in the blanks. The sun is a ____ star or more specifically a ____-_____ star.
The sun is a "green" star or more specifically a "green-blue" star.
300
What did Galileo see and in which time period?
"Saturn is famous for its distinctive rings" that were first seen by Galileo in the beginning of the "17th century."
300
How much of the milky way can someone see from the naked eye/telescope?
The naked eye/telescope can see only "10%" of the mass of the milky way.
300
It snows in the upper atmosphere of mars but what happens to the snow?
The snow "vaporizes before reaching the ground."
400
Describe what it feels like to fall into a black hole.
If a person was able to survive long enough to describe falling into a black hole he would at first experience weightless as he goes into free fall, but then feel intense “tidal” gravitational forces as he got closer to the centre of the black hole.
400
In 2004, astronomers discovered a star made entirely of diamonds. The crystallized white dwarf measures over _____ miles across and is composed of _______ carats.
In 2004, astronomers discovered a star made entirely of diamonds. The crystallized white dwarf measures over "2,400" miles across and is composed of "10 billion trillion trillion" carats.
400
What was Pluto named after? Who was Pluto the son of? Name one of Pluto's brother's?
The Dwarf planet Pluto is named after "the ancient Roman god of the underworld." Pluto was the "son of Saturn" and has "two bothers: Jupiter, Neptune."
400
What type of galaxy is the Milky way? What does it look like?
The Milky Way Galaxy is a "spiral" galaxy. This type of galaxy has a "centre" with arms of clustered stars spiraling out.
400
what is the energy that is produced from the sun's core equal to?
The energy that is produced in the sun's core is "equal to 100 billion nuclear bombs/"
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