Astronomy
Gravity is thought to be not a force but, the bending of this
What is the fabric of space/time
The hottest planet in our solar system
What is Venus
The color of the hottest star
What is a blue star
A dirty space snowball
What is a comet
cool, dark areas on the photosphere
What are sunspots?
How long it takes for the moon to orbit the earth.
What is month
This is between the inner and outer planets
What is the Asteroid Belt
The place where stars are born (bonus 300- the chemical symbol for a gift given to Jesus at the nativity)
What is a nebula?
This is responsible for the earth's seasons
What is the earth's tilt and revolution around the sun
Large, bright loops of gas extending from the sun's surface.
what is a prominence?
The smallest planet in our solar system
Daily double
What is Mercury
A star and the objects that orbit it is called this
What is a solar system
What is the moon
A unit developed to measure the distance from the sun to the earth to make it easier to communicate. (daily double)
What is astronomical unit?
List the planets in order from the sun
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
A low mass star eventually becomes this
What is a white dwarf
time of the year when day and night are nearly equal amounts of time (daily double)
What is an equinox?
This tool can travel deep into space to collect data where it would be too difficult or dangerous for humans to travel. (bonus 100- "all I want for Christmas is my two_________ _________."
What is a space probe?
The Space Race was between these two countries
Who were the United States and the Soviet Union
The outer planets are also known as _______ giants.
What are Gas Giants
This describes how bright a star appears from earth
What is apparent magnitude?
The first man to walk on the moon
Who is Neil Armstrong?
Earth is at the center of this solar system model
What is the geocentric model?