Black Holes
A black hole is found at the center of most of what clouds of gas and debris
Galaxies
Neutron stars have very high densities, due to the fact that Van Der Waals force is overcome by its extreme ____.
Gravity
What constellation resembles a lion
Leo
Which metal on the periodic table is liquid at room temperature
Mercury
What moon phase does a solar eclipse occur in
New Moon
As objects are torn apart by a black hole's intense gravity, what effect do these objects exhibit, resembling an Italian dish
Spaghettification
Which one is larger: a white dwarf star, or a neutron star
White dwarf star
What constellation does Polaris appear in
Ursa Minor, Little Dipper
What is the most abundant transition metal
Iron
During a total lunar eclipse, the moon passes into the shadow of earth, called the:
Umbra
What is the disk of matter around a black hole called
Accretion disk
What type of neutron star has a very strong magnetic field
Magnetar
Which asterism is found on Alaska's flag
Big Dipper
What is the transition metal with chemical symbol 'W'
Tungesten
True or False: The Earth's moon contains water
True
Which quantum physicist theorized that black holes could exist
Albert Einstein
What stellar event results in a neutron star being formed
Supernova
Which of the officially recognized 88 constellations has the brightest stars
Orion
Gold is known as a noble metal and is used in dental procedures because it is very _____.
Unreactive
Callisto, Io, Ganymede, Europa
When an object reaches the event horizon of a black hole, it will appear to observers from the outside to redshift, which is also called what effect?
Doppler Effect
What type of neutron star releases pulses of radiation, which we can view from observatories on Earth
Pulsar
What is the largest constellation among the 88 officially recognized constellations
Hydra
Copper
Daily Double: Which planet's moons are named after Shakespeare play characters
Uranus