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General Astronomy
Trivia
100
What is the name of the shadow through which a partial eclipse occurs?
Penumbra
100
What are the two classifications of planets?
Jovian and Terrestrial
100
What is the name for the Southern part of the sky that was left blank on constellation maps until the 1700's?
Celestial Void
100
What is the major difference between a meteor, meteorite and a meteoroid?
Location
100
What is the closest star to Earth outside of our solar system?
Alpha Centauri
200
What type of eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth?
Solar
200
What gas causes Uranus and Neptune to appear blue?
Methane
200
Stars emit light that can be broken up into a series of colorful lines that can be used to better understand the behavior of the star. This is called:
Spectrum
200
What are the two places in which an asteroid could be found?
Asteroid Belt or Near-Earth
200
What North Carolina University did Ms. Wilson attend?
Duke University
300
When the phases of the moon appear to be getting smaller, this is called:
Waning
300
How many planets in our solar system have rings?
4
300
What is the name of the cloud of dust and debris that will eventually form a solar system?
Solar Nebula
300
What is the name for the "particles" of light?
photons
300
Where did Galileo Galilei drop the different sized cannon balls to determine if they fell that the same rate?
Leaning Tower of Pisa
400
How is the tide affected when the Earth, Sun and Moon are all aligned?
Greater change between high and low
400
What is another name for Neptune's first law?
Inertia
400
Who was the scientist that led the way in support of the heliocentric theory?
Copernicus
400
How does the wavelength of a light wave change if the frequency increases?
decreases
400
What determines the direction of rotation of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter?
The Coriolis Effect