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This planet is by far the largest of our solar system but is made up of gas
What is Jupiter
100
This element is the Sun's fuel
What is Hydrogen
100
Approximate date of the Northern Hemisphere's summer solstice
What is June 21st
100
Reason we only see one side of the moon
What is the moon does not rotate
100
Sequence of star colors form hottest to coolest
What is blue, yellow, orange then red
200
The Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram compares these two measurements of stars.
What is temperature and luminosity (brightness is accepted)
200
The nuclear reaction which takes place on our sun
What is nuclear fusion
200
This causes seasons
What is Tilt of the Earth on its axis
200
This means that the shadow is growing across the moons face
What is waning
200
The way we classify galaxies
What is shape
300
Name the 4 inner planets in order of closest to farthest from the sun
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
300
Intense magnetic fields of sunspots cause these arch-like eruptions
What are Prominences
300
Two days each year when the hours of daylight equal the hours of darkness
What are the spring and fall equinox
300
This moon happens between the new moon and first quarter moon
What is the waxing gibbous
300
The size of a black hole depends on its
What is mass
400
This planet is named after the god of the sea
What is Neptune
400
The next phase of our sun's life cycle
What is a red giant
400
Season when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
What is summer
400
This occurs when the moon moves directly between the sun and Earth and throws a shadow on Earth
What is a solar eclipse
400
The reason why "cool" stars like Red Giants are relatively bright compared to hotter/smaller stars
What is their size
500
The name of our Galaxy is the Milky Way, what type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
What is a spiral galaxy
500
Earth's sun will change from its current phase to another phase in about
What is 5 billion years
500
Name 3 natural signals that fall/winter is approaching
What are birds migrating south, leaves falling off trees/changing, colder temperatures, shorter days/longer nights,
500
The time it takes for the moon to complete all of its phases
What is approximately 30 days or 1 month
500
The reason why black holes are "black"
What is its gravity field is so strong that even light cant escape