The Sun
The Moon
The Stars
Toss Up
More Toss Up
100
The process in the Sun's core when hydrogen combines together to form helium producing heat energy and light
What is nuclear fusion
100
What is the name for the cycle of changes in the appearance of the Moon over the course of a month?
what is the Lunar Phases
100
A cloud of dust and gas that begins to gather before a star is created.
What is a Nebula
100
Which two modern astronomers developed scientific laws that explained planetary motion & behavior of orbiting bodies?
What is Kepler & Newton
100
Which color of star would be considered the highest temperature (hottest)?
What is blue
200
A darker, cooler area on the sun's surface
What is a sunspot
200
When the Moon appears to get bigger night after night
What is waxing
200
An adult star that when plotted on the H-R Diagram graph fits into a band that diagonals from upper left to lower right
What is main sequence star
200
Which science is the study of the Universe & includes the observation & interpretation of celestial bodies & phenomena?
What is Astronomy
200
Brightness of an object if it was placed at a distance of 10 pc; TRUE brightness
What is absolute magnitude
300
A giant storm on the sun's surface that sends out huge streams of charged particles into the solar system
What is solar flare
300
The phase when the Moon is between the Earth and Sun, when the lit half is facing the Sun and is not seen from Earth
What is a New Moon
300
This determines how a star lives its life.
What is Mass
300
Earth axis tilts 23.5 degrees to what star?
What is the North Star
300
Name for the explosive death of a higher mass star; one of the most energetic events in the Universe
What is Supernova
400
The center of the sun, where the sun's energy is produced
What is the core
400
The event that happens when the earth casts a shadow across the Moon (The Umbra is the dark inner part of the Shadow; the Penumbra is the lighter, outer portion of the shadow)
What is a Lunar Eclipse
400
When a star runs out of its hydrogen fuel it will expand outward to form this stage.
What is a giant (Red Giant, Supergiant).
400
Fusion converts _______ into _______ and emits light and heat. These elements are most abundant in the stars.
What is Hydrogen & helium
400
What is Lunar Eclipse
500
The visible surface of the sun
What is the photosphere
500
The only time a Solar eclipse can occur is during what Lunar Phase
What is a Full Moon
500
The result of a supernova explosion and collapse, when gravity can become so great that not even light can escape .
What is a Blackhole
500
Sunspots on the photosphere are darker in color because they are:
What is cooler in temperature
500
What season is occuring in the Northern Hemisphere when the Earth is at position D?
What is Spring