The Sun
Stars
Miscellaneous

Galaxy
More Star Stuff
100

Our sun is really just a what?

The closest star

100

The brightness of a star corrected for distance is called what?

Absolute magnitude

100

The distance light can travel in a straight line in one year is called what?

A light year

100

Groups of galaxies form what?

Clusters
100

What is the most common type of star: main sequence, white dwarfs, red giants, or supergiants?

Main sequence

200

The majority of the sun is made up of what gas?

Hydrogen
200

The brightness of a star as seen in the night sky is called what?

Apparent magnitude

200

Groups of stars is called what?

A galaxy

200

Galaxy clusters group together to form giant groups called what?

Superclusters
200

What is the 2nd most common type of star: main sequence, red giants, white dwarfs, or supergiants?

White dwarfs
300

The center of the sun is called what?

The core

300

What type of star is our sun: main sequence, white dwarf, supergiant, red giant?

Main sequence
300
What is the name of our galaxy?

The Milky Way

300

What is the name of the arm where our solar system is located?

Orion arm

300

On the H-R Diagram, which stars are the hottest, the ones in the red zone or in the blue zone?

Blue zone

400

When nuclei fuse to make a bigger nucleus, it is called what?

Nuclear fusion

400

When a star explodes and fades away permanently, it is called?

Supernova
400

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way: spiral, elliptical, lenticular, or irregular?

Spiral

400

Two stars that are so close they actually orbit each other are called what?

Binary stars

400

Every star you see in the night sky is bigger or smaller than our sun?

Bigger

500

When a large nucleus splits into smaller nuclei, it is called what?

Nuclear fission

500

The debris leftover from a supernova explosion is called a what?

Nebula

500

The Milky Way is part of a small group of about 30 galaxies, which is called what?

The Local Group

500

What is the name of the nebula that was recorded as exploding in 1054 and still seen today?

Crab nebula

500

Who is the current highest paid Hollywood star (male)? 

Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)