Star Types
What type of star is our Sun
Yellow Dwarf
What do red giant stars turn into in the massive star life cycle?
A supergiant star
Which planet is farthest from the Sun?
Neptune
What is thought to be at the center of all galaxies?
Black holes
What is a comet
Icy body of rock that orbits the Sun
What is the most common type of star?
Red dwarf
What do small stars finish their life cycle as?
Brown/black dwarf
Which planet has clouds made of battery acid (sulfuric acid and carbon dioxide)
Venus
Which galaxy has arms, and can be barred?
Spiral
How large is an asteroid?
Just too small to be considered a planet
What type of star has two stars that revolve around a center point?
Binary star
What forms in the center of a planetary nebula?
A white dwarf
Which planet has the most violent storms?
Neptune
Which type of galaxy is round and full of very large and old stars?
Elliptical
What is a meteorite?
Rock and metal that has landed on the Earth's surface.
What star emits pulses of energy.
Pulsar
Where do all stars come from?
Nebula (clumps of gas)
What keeps Saturn's rings flat?
Shepherding moons
Which galaxy is on a path to collide with the Milky Way?
The Andromeda Galaxy
What is a meteor?
A chunk of rock that is falling in Earth's atmosphere.
What makes a blue giant appear blue?
It burns Helium
What happens when a massive star supernovas?
It explodes, and either creates a black hole or a neutron star
Why isn't Pluto a planet?
It doesn't have a clear path of orbit
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
Spiral
What is a meteoroid?
A boulder sized rock that is orbiting the Sun in space. Comes from an asteroid or comet.