Origins of the Universe
The name of the theory that explains how the universe began as a small, dense singularity that expanded rapidly.
What is the Big Bang Theory?
The shape of the Milky Way Galaxy.
What is a spiral?
This planet is known as the Red Planet.
What is Mars?
The length of time it takes the Moon to complete one cycle of phases.
What is 29.5 days?
The cause of ocean tides on Earth.
What is the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun?
This is what scientists call the faint radiation left over from the early universe.
What is Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation?
This is the amount of stars in the Milky Way Galaxy.
What is hundreds of billions?
These four planets are known as “gas giants”.
What is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?
When the Moon’s light is growing, it is said to be...
What is Waxing?
When the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in a straight line, we experience this kind of tide.
What is a spring tide?
This is what astronomers study to learn about how fast the universe is expanding.
What is redshift?
This is found at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
What is a supermassive black hole?
This planet is the third smallest planet in our solar system.
What is Venus?
The order of the Earth, Sun and Moon during a solar eclipse.
What is Sun, Moon, Earth?
When the Sun and Moon pull at right angles to each other, we experience this kind of tide.
What is a Neap tide?
The estimated age of the universe.
What is between 13 and 14 billion years?
The location of our Solar System in the Milky Way Galaxy.
What is the Orion arm?
This planet is tilted on its side, causing extreme seasons.
What is Uranus?
The order of the Earth, Sun and Moon during a lunar eclipse.
What is Sun, Earth, Moon?
The number of high tides and low tides coastal lands experience each day.
What is 2 high tides and 2 low tides?
This space telescope helped scientists see distant galaxies in early stages of formation using infrared light.
What is the Spitzer Space Telescope?
The name of the galaxy closest to the Milky Way.
What is the Andromeda galaxy?
The reason why Venus has such high surface temperatures.
What is its thick atmosphere traps heat (the greenhouse effect)?
This phase of the moon comes after the 1st quarter phase.
What is Waxing Gibbous?
The side of Earth on the opposite side of the Moon will experience this type of tide.
What is a high tide?