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Relativity & Doppler Shift
Telescopes
The Big Bang
Stars
Pop Trivia
100

One Earth year is equal to how many light years?

1

100


Which telescope type uses mirrors?

reflector

100

The universe is believed to have started as a single very______and very_______ point.

hot, dense

100
What color are hot stars?

blue

100

What happens to you when you watch too many low quality videos online.

Brain Rot

200

As we look farther out into space, we are also looking farther back in__________.

time.

200

How is the image displayed in a refracting telescope?

upside down

200

What 2 elements were in abundance after the big bang?

hydrogen and helium

200

What type of star is our sun?

Main sequence star

200

A game for phones or computers where you must slither and survive as long as possible. 

Snake.io

300

What does red-shifted mean in terms of galaxies?

The galaxy is moving away from you.

300
What type of telescope is the Hubble Telescope? what type of light does it detect? (Must answer both for full points, you will only get 150 pts for 1 correct answer)

reflector, mostly visible light (some infrared and UV, too)

300

What is the name of the image that depicts the first light we could see from the early universe?

Cosmic Microwave Background
300

What is considered the "unique fingerprint" of a star?

star spectra (can be absorption or emission spectra)

300

Name of the actress that played the Wicked Witch from Wicked. Name the character name for a bonus 100 points.

Cynthia Erivo

Elphaba

400

What color light moves towards us? (compressed waves)

Blue

400

What is the other name for an Astronomical telescope?

Keplerian

400

Hubble's Law states that the universe is______________.

expanding

400

What stage of the life cyle of a star is where a star is born?

stellar nebula

400

What series follows the misadventures of a cynical mad scientist?

Rick and Morty

500

A child is born in the Earth year 2010. You are on an planet that is 28.38 trillion km away from Earth. Looking through a high-powered telescope, you witness the child's 5th birthday party. How old is that child on Earth at the same time you are watching the child's birthday party? FYI-the distance light travels in 1 year is 9.46 trillion km

8 years old

(28.38 trillion km/9.46 trillion km=3 light years. 1 light year=1 earth year. 3+5=8)

500

What type of eyepiece lens does an astronomical telescope use? (One of the two types we built in class)

Convex

500

What does Hubble's Law mean for objects in space?

The space between them is getting larger.

500

In the stellar classification, which letter is the hottest? For a bonus 100 points, name all 7 letters of the classification system.

O

OBAFGKM

500

What was the name of the company that launched an all female space flight featuring Katy Perry.

Blue Origin