Measurement & Equipment
Scientific Method
Conversion and Scientific Notation
Celestial Motion & Stars
Galaxies and Big Bang Theory
100
Accuracy is judged by how close a value is to:
True Value
100
Justin Jefferson is doing an experiment to see if it is easier to griddy in cleats like he usually wears, or his new custom #18 Griddy Getters. What is the independent variable?
Shoes
100
What kind of measurement should be used to determine how much water is in a graduated cylinder?
Volume
100
Who came up with the three laws of planetary motion?
Kepler
100
Which event do scientists associate with the beginning of the universe?
The Big Bang
200
What is this?
Graduated Cylinder
200
What is the dependent variable?
What is being measured
200
How many centimeters are in 13 meters?
1300 cm
200
A star moving away from earth is shifted toward
Red
200
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
Barred-Spiral
300
What is this called?
Erlenmeyer Flask
300
Justin Jefferson is doing an experiment to see if it is easier to griddy in cleats like he usually wears, or his new custom #18 Griddy Getters. What is the experimental group?
#18 Griddy Getters
300
How many gallons are in 3,000 mL of milk?
.79 gallons
300
What is this diagram called?
Hertzprung-Russel
300
What are the four types of galaxies we learned about in class?
Elliptical, Irregular, Spiral, Barred-Spiral
400
What is this measurement in cm?
14.8 cm
400
Justin Jefferson is doing an experiment to see if it is easier to griddy in cleats like he usually wears, or his new custom #18 Griddy Getters. What are three constants he should keep the same?
Answers may vary
400
Jeremy is going to Europe to watch his favorite F1 driver race. The racetrack in Monaco is 3.337 Km. If the race is 270 laps, then how many miles will the race be?
Hint: 1 km = .62 M
558.6 Miles
400
What two forces are constantly fighting against each other to both power a star and keep it from exploding into space?
Gravity and Nuclear Fusion
400
What phenomenon is a key piece of big bang evidence because it tells us that most of the universe is moving away from us?
Redshift
500
What is the measurement of this thermometer?
82 degrees Celsius
500
What are the six steps in the scientific method?
1. Ask a Question
2. Research
3. Formulate a Hypothesis
4. Test the Hypothesis
5. Analyze the Data
6. Conclusion
500
Filipe lives in year 3,753 and wants to visit the spa on Saturn's moon Mimas. This moon is 1.15 X 10^5 miles away from earth. If his star ship travels 5,000 miles per hour, how long will it take him to get to Mimas in minutes?
1,380 minutes
500
According to this diagram, a high mass star can end in which two ways?
Neutron Star and Black Hole
500
Which piece of big bang evidence involves left over radiation causing the universe to be 1.7K above absolute zero?
Cosmic Microwave Background