Stars and Planets
When a star blows up it creates an explosion. What is that explosion known as?
A) Supernova
B) The Pillars of Creation
C) The Birth (referring to the birth of a galaxy)
A) Supernova
Who created the famous equation, E=mc2
A) Max Planck
B) Nikola Tesla
C) Stephan Hawking
D) None of the above
D) None of the above
It was Albert Einstien.
What is the name of the galaxy that we live in?
A) The home galaxy
B) The milky way
C) The inhabitable galaxy
B) The milky way
What type of particle orbits the nucleus of an atom?
A) Muon
B) Neutrino
C) Tau
D) None of the above
D) None of the above
An electron orbits the nucleus.
What are the 3-climate zones?
A) Cold Zone, Hot Zone, Warm Zone
B) Frozen Zone, Costal Zone, Mild Zone
C) Polar Zone, Tropical Zone, Temperate Zone
A) Polar Zone, Tropical Zone, Temperate Zone
What is a nebula?
A) A cluster of galaxies
B) A place with a big magnetic field
C) A cluster of stars and dust and gas clouds
C) A cluster of stars and dust and gas clouds
Who invented gravity and motion?
Isaac Newton.
Our neighboring galaxy, The Andromeda galaxy, will most likely______ in the next billion years.
A) Collide with the milky way
B) Disappear
C) Drift away from the milky way at the cause of dark energy
A) Collide with the milky way
What 2 particles make up the nucleus?
A) Proton and Electron
B) Proton and Neutron
C) Muon and Tau
B) Proton and Neutron
What is photosynthesis?
When a plant (or other living things) absorbs sunlight, water and carbon dioxide and produces sugar.
What are all the planets in our solar system?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Who discovered how comets work?
A) Isaac Newton
B) Robert Hooke
C) Edmond Halley
C) Edmond Halley
Due to the universe's expansion which one of these things will happen to galaxies?
A) They will spread apart
B) They will be destroyed
C) They will create a supergiant galaxy
A) They will spread apart
How many elementary particles are there in the standard model
A) 17
B) 101
C) 61
D) 8
C) 61
When light bounces off a surface its _____
Reflection
What is the biggest star scientists know of?
A) The Sun
B) The Stephenson 2-18
C) The Super Giant
D) UY Scuti
D) UY Scuti
What is the theory that explains how the universe started?
The Big Bang.
What percent of the universe are galaxies?
A) 100%
B) 95%
C) 22%
D) 4%
D) 4%
Who thought that light behaved as a wave and a particle?
A) Max Planck
B) Elon Musk
C) Albert Einstein
C) Albert Einstien
When light bends through water or glass its ______
Refraction
TRUE OR FALSE: We can live on mars.
FALSE
What scientist provided the most information on how a black hole works and created the area theorem.
Stephen Hawking
Do galaxies rotate?
Yes.
What force keeps the particles of the nucleus together?
A) Weak nuclear force
B) Strong nuclear force
C) Electromagnetic force
D) Gravitational force
B) Strong nuclear force
When a rock splits due to ice, what is it called?
A) Glacier break up
B) Frost wedging
C) Frozen splitting
B) Frost wedging