Basic Astronomy
Down to Earth
Solar System
Stars and the Universe
Stars and the Universe 2
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The model that Galileo proved

What is the Heliocentric model

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The tilt of Earth

What is 23.5o

100

The age of the solar system

What is 4.6 million years old

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The theory that the universe began when an extremely dense concentration of matter exploded and was distributed across the universe

What is the Big Bang Theory

100

The stage before a Black Dwarf

What is a White Dwarf

200

The model that stated Earth is in the center of the universe

What is the Geocentric Model

200

When the Earth is closest to the sun

What is a Perihelion

200

Category of the first four Planets

What are the Terrestrial planets

200

The apparent change in wavelength of an energy source that is moving

What is the Doppler effect

200

The process by which stars produce energy.

What is Nuclear Fusion

300

The Eccentricity of a Straight line

What is 1
300

When the Earth is farthest from the Sun

What is a Aphelion

300

2 examples of greenhouse gasses

What are CO2 methane and/or water vapor

300
The type of galaxy the Milkyway is

What is a Spiral Galaxy

300

What stars stop once they are White Dwarfs

What is Nuclear Fusion

400
The degree of Polaris when my latitude is 42oN

What is 42o

400

The Coriolis effect

What is the deflecting or curving of planetary winds caused by Earth’s rotation

400

Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbit the sun

What are Comets

400

The only galaxy which is blue-shifted

What is the Andromeda Galaxy

400

As luminosity increases, size______

Increases

500

The Moon's period of revolution

*You May Use Your ESRT*

What is 27.3

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The degree of latitude when at an Equinox gets direct Sunlight

What is 0o
500

Planets outside our solar system

What are Exoplanets

500

The most Luminous Named Supergiant

*You May Use Your ESRT*

What is Deneb

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The hottest named main sequence star

*You May Use Your ESRT*

What is Spica