Founding Fathers
and the Big Bang
and the Big Bang
According to the Big Bang theory all matter, energy, space, and time came from this.
What is nothing?
The name of the galaxy within which our solar system resides.
What is the Milky Way?
A planet with a surface temperature hot enough to melt lead.
What is Venus?
These features of the Earth absorb heat and moderate Earth’s temperature.
What are the oceans?
Our sun is classified as this type of star.
What is a yellow dwarf?
He developed the theory (law) of universal gravitation.
Who was Isaac Newton?
The majority of stars are located in this type of system.
What is a binary star system?
In the first Muppet Movie, Kermit sung this song about refraction.
What is (The) Rainbow Connection?
The layer of the Earth that is composed of liquid rock.
What is the mantle?
Sometimes referred to as Earth’s bodyguards, these large planets protect Earth from comets and meteors.
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
He was the first person to use a telescope to observe objects in space.
Who was Galileo Galilei?
The manufacturer of Milky Way candy bars is named after this planet.
What is Mars?
The two main gases that comprise Earth’s atmosphere.
What are nitrogen and oxygen?
This Pixar short is about a lonely volcano looking for a mate.
What is LAVA?
This degree of axial tilt provides Earth with its four seasons.
What is 23 ½ degrees?
In the original Star Wars trilogy, this mighty weapon could destroy entire planets.
What is the Death Star?
The region around a star that allows for liquid water.
What is a habitable zone?
The atmospheric layer that protects life from destructive UV radiation.
What is the Ozone Layer?
The barrier that protects Earth from solar and cosmic radiation.
What is the magnetic field?
Instead of a human face, some cultures see an image of this herbivorous Leporid on the moon.
What is hare or rabbit?
He developed the laws of planetary motion.
Who was Johannes Kepler?
Earth’s location in the galaxy protects it from these destructive forces.
What are gravity and radiation?
This cycle provides Earth with the ideal amount of rainfall.
What is the hydrologic cycle?
The layer of the Earth that is composed of molten iron and nickel.
What is the outer core?
This comet impacted Jupiter in 1994.
What is comet Shoemaker-Levi?