Planets
What is the largest planet in the Solar System?
Jupiter!
What is the star at the center of our Solar System?
The Sun!
Some exoplanets may potentially have space for life.
True
False
True!
What Galaxy are we in?
The Milky Way
What is a star?
A large ball fused together by mostly hydrogen and helium
(If you said large, hydrogen, helium, or gravity, you are correct)
Which is larger, Earth or Venus?
Earth
97-100 %
What is a Hot Jupiter?
A gas giant that is very close to it's star, and as a result, it's temperatures soar very high.
(IF you said anything with the words, hot, close, or giant, then consider yourself correct)
How large is our galaxy?
Approximately 100,000 LY (light years)
What is smallest known type of star?
A. Brown Dwarf
B. Red Dwarf
C. White Dwarf
Brown Dwarf
Which planet has the strongest winds?
Neptune :)
A star that orbits around another star.
Exoplanets are very easy to see with a telescope if you concentrate. TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE. They can only be found with the Doppler Effect. This is a star wobbling side to side, which indicates to scientists, a planet is throwing it off it's balance.
What is closest major galaxy to ours?
Andromeda
What is the largest known type of planet?
Hot Jupiter
How many moons does Saturn have? I have given a range. If you guess within the range, the answer is correct.
80-84
What is the largest star we know of?
Stephenson2-18
If you said UY Scuti, you also get credit.
What is the largest known exoplanet?
HD 100546 B
(This was hard, right?) :) :) :)
What do a lot of Galaxies have in their center?
A supermassive black hole (ours has one too)
All stars have something surrounding them.
True or false?
False
How much larger is Jupiter than Earth? I have given a range. If you get within the range, the answer is correct.
77,000 - 79,000
Antares
What is the diameter of Dimidium? I have given a range. If you guess within that range, you'll be correct.
168000 - 170000
What are the 3 major types of Galaxies?
Spiral, Elliptical, and Lenticular/Irregular.
Any order is fine.
What type of Galaxy is Hoag's Galaxy?
Ring Galaxy