Physics!
What is Inertia?
What is a recognizable pattern of stars in the sky?
A constellation
What is the heaviest element that a massive star is capable of fusing in it's core before death?
Iron
(it takes more energy to fuse than it releases)
Which planet is 6th in order from the Sun?
Saturn
What object is this?
Pluto
Would your mass be smaller, the same, or larger if you were standing on the moon?
Mass is the same, but weight is smaller.
A light-year is a measure of what?
Distance
What is the name of the stable phase of a star where it spends most it's lifetime?
Main Sequence
Which planet is tilted on its side with a rotation almost perpendicular it its orbit around the sun?
Uranus
What can be seen in this image?
Galaxies
Hubble Ultra Deep Field
When can the acceleration of an object increase while the velocity is constant?
A change in direction / turning
What phase does the Moon need to be in during a solar eclipse?
New Moon
What determines the ultimate fate of a star? (What determines what remains after the death of the star)
The mass of the star.
Low mass - planetary nebula and eventually white dwarf
High mass 8-40 solar masses - Neutron star after supernova
High mass over 40 solar masses - Black hole
What is the main difference between the inner four planets and the outer four planets?
The inner planets are terrestrial planets and the outer planets are Jovian planets.
Rocky vs gas planets
Which constellation is this?
Cassiopeia
Between what wavelengths is light visible to the human eye?
Which would give a higher magnification using a telescope, a 32 mm or 20 mm eyepiece?
20 mm
telescope focal length/eyepiece focal length
What does a star turn into when it runs out of hydrogen in it's core?
(The core heats up and the outer layers expand like a hot air balloon)
A Red Giant
Most planets rotate counterclockwise on their axis. Which planet in our solar system rotates clockwise?
Venus
what kind of celestial object is this?
A planetary nebula
How are magnetic fields produced?
The movement of electric charges.
Visible matter and energy makes up about what percent of the universe?
Only 6%
Dark Matter is 25% and Dark Energy is 69%
The Sun is in a delicate balance of inward and outward forces. If the inward force is gravity, what is pushing outwards?
Pressure
Triton is a large moon that is geologically active with geysers that release nitrogen gas. To which planet does Triton belong?
Neptune
What is the name of this area in the Eagle nebula?
The Pillars of Creation