Celestial Objects
What are comets made up of?
Ice and Dust.
What is the ecliptic?
The apparent path the sun (and planets) appears to move against the star background.
List the different colors of stars in order from coolest to hottest.
red, yellow, blue
What are the two types of nebula?
Dark nebula and diffuse nebula
Who is the worst long jumper on the track team currently?
Ryan Weldy or Karley Belisle
What is the main difference between meteoroids and asteroids?
Their size. Asteroids are larger.
In what direction does the earth turn?
west to east
What is the relationship between star temperature and brightness?
Dimmest stars are the coolest stars. But there are outliers
What are the two elements that make up stars?
Hydrogen and Helium
List the last step of the life cycle of a massive star.
Black Hole or John Lorange in the future
What is the difference between a meteoroid, meteorite, and meteor?
Meteoroid = while in space a meteorite is
called a meteoroid
Meteor = as it is burning up in our
atmosphere
Meteorite = a small rock or rocky grain that
strikes Earth’s surface
Orion contains what TWO major stars?
Betelguese and Rigel
What are the three types of exceptional Dwarfs?
White, brown, black
What is the difference between apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude?
Absolute-Measure of the amount of light it actually gives off if all stars were placed a distance of 32.6 light years away
Apparent- A measure of the amount of light received on Earth
In a simulated animal fight who would win: A silver-back Gorilla or a tiger/leopard hybrid
Silver-back Obviously
what is a NEA?
NEAR EARTH ASTEROID- crosses earth's orbit
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The further _________ the observer lives, the _______ circumpolar stars will appear.
North, more
What are Eclipsing Binary Stars? Why do they vary in brightness?
Two close stars that appear to be a single star varying in brightness. The variation in brightness is due to one star moving in front of or behind the other star.
What type of star is Betelguese?
Red super giant
When and where did the large asteroid hit Earth that may have made dinosaurs become extinct?
Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, 65 million years ago
What is the size range of asteroids?
Can range from 10 ft across to the size of a mountain range.
Give 3 examples of circumpolar constellations:
Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Cassiopeia, Draco, Cephus
List the 7 Steps of the life cycle of a medium mass star.
Nebula
Protostar
New/Stable State Star AKA main sequence
Red Giant
Planetary Nebula
White Dwarf
Black Dwarf
Where do the elements of life come from?
The explosion of a super giant. A super nova.
What is better cake or cookies?
CAKE