Solar System
The star at the center of the solar system
The Sun
The classification for the sun
What is a yellow dwarf
This is the distance from the earth to the Sun
What is 93 million miles, or 8 light-minutes
Name of a galaxy we live in
The force that causes stars to collapse
What is Gravity
This planet is 2nd from the Sun
What is Venus
Term for a supergiant explosion
What is a Supernova
The distance from Earth to the Moon
What is 250,000 miles or 1 light-second
Large cloud of dust and gas that can be seen in a galaxy
What is a nebula
The force that causes the Earth to orbit the Sun
What is gravity
This planet has the largest orbit around the Sun
What is Neptune
The sun will eventually become this type of star
What is a red giant
Light (the fastest thing in the Universe) can wrap around Earth THIS many times per second
What is 7.5
DAILY DOUBLE = 2x Points
This is the name of our neighboring galaxy
What is Andromeda (Messier 31)
This usually lies at the center of each galaxy
What is a black hole
This is the temperature at the core of the sun (Fahrenheit, and must be within 3million degrees)
What is 27 million degrees
DAILY DOUBLE = 2x Points
Large Mass Stars will die and become one of these two things (tell me both of them)
What is a neutron star, black hole
THIS many Earths can fit into the eye/storm of Jupiter
The light we see from the moon is reflected from this
What is the sun
DAILY DOUBLE = 2x Points
THIS many Earth's can fit inside the Sun
What is 1.3 Million
The name for the cloud of rocks and asteroids surrounding the outer solar system
What is the Oort Cloud
The first stage of the life cycle of a star (don't say nebula)
What is a protostar
The observable Universe is this many light-years across (Must be within 5 Billion LY)
What is 93 Billion LY
Why are some stars different colors
Color is dependent on temperature
Our current calculated number for the age of the Universe
What is 13.6 Billion Years