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100
What is the collapse of a medium size star, into a very hot dense body smaller than the earth and occurs after a red giant phase called?
A white dwarf.
100
What happens to water that sits in a cup on the patio for a couple of days in the summer?
It evaporates.
100
In which stage of the water cycle does water change from a liquid to a gas?
During evaporation.
100
Why is it Summer in the southern hemisphere when it is winter in the northern hemisphere?
Because the Southern Hemisphere is receiving the most direct rays from the sun.
100
What is the female part of a flower called?
An Ovary.
200
What is the name of the closest star to earth, with exception of our sun called?
Proxima Centauri.
200
What is the water on the inside of the windows caused from when it is cold outside and warm inside the house?
Condensation.
200
What happens every day of the year?
Weather
200
Why does the air temperature rise in the summer?
The sun's rays are more direct and the days are longer.
200
A star and all the objects orbiting it are called what?
A Solar system.
300
What is the measure of the actual brightness of stars?
Absolute magnitude.
300
What is it called when moisture is falling from the sky?
Precipitation.
300
Where are tornadoes found most often?
The farmlands in the central part of the USA.
300
Because of the earth's tilt the North Pole always points toward which star?
The North Star.
300
What is the name of the rock that can hold a lot of gas called?
Andesite.
400
What is the gaseous substance that is the largest element next to hydrogen and up to 23 percent of the mass of the universe called?
Helium.
400
What is another name for water that is puddled up and it slowly seeps into the ground into underground springs?
Ground water or collection.
400
Where does a tornado form?
Inside a thunder cloud.
400
What season are days the shortest?
In the Winter.
400
What is the male part of a plant or flower called?
A stigma.
500
What is the core of a super massive star that remains after a super nova called?
A Black hole.
500
What is a mud puddle drying in the sun caused by?
Evaporation.
500
When dust and dirt are picked up off the ground in a circular motion this is called a what?
A dust devil.
500
In which season are days the longest?
In the Summer.
500
If there are sinking blobs on one side and rising blobs on the other what kind of cell is it?
Convection.