Flagstaff History
What is the official space object of Flagstaff?
Pluto
Name all the planets in order from distance to the sun?
M, V, E, M, J, S, U, N P(?)
What is the closest star to the Earth?
The Sun
What is the name of the galaxy we live in?
The Milky Way
How old is the universe?
~14 billion years
What celestial body was discovered in flagstaff?
Pluto
How far away is the Earth from the sun?
97 million miles, or 1 Astronomical Unit
What color is the sun?
White
What is the closest galaxy to us?
The Andromeda galaxy
How did the universe start?
The big bang
Lowell observatory
How big is jupiter's great big red spot in Earths?
About 2-3
Cold spots on the sun are called?
Sunspots
How many stars are in the milky way?
About 100 billion
Is the universe expanding, stagnant, or contracting?
Expanding
Who discovered Pluto?
Clyde Tombaugh
Name Jupiter's 4 biggest moons
Calisto, Io, Europa, Ganymede
What is it called when a massive star dies?
Supernova
How many galaxies are in the observable universe?
Roughly 1 Trillion
How will the universe (likely) end?
Heat death
Percival Lowell thought that valleys on mars where what?
Alien canals
What is Kuiper Belt?
Similar to the asteroid belt, with many icy bodies past the orbit of Neptune
Name all the spectral classifications for stars
M, K, G, F, B, A, O
Name the 3 different types of galaxies
Spiral, elliptical, irregular.
What are all the potential ways the universe can end?
Heat death, Big rip, Big crunch