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Stars
Moon
Sun
Planets
Universe
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What is the coolest color of star
What is red
100
Name the phases of the moon in order starting with the new moon
What is new moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter, waning crescent.
100
Name the four layers of the sun.
What is the core, photosphere, chromosphere, and corona.
100
the largest planet with a great red spot
What is Jupiter
100
The theory that states the universe began to expand with the explosion of matter and energy and has been expanding ever since.
What is the Big Bang Theory?
200
What is the smallest star
What is neutron star
200
When does a lunar eclipse occur and what does it look like
What is occurs during the full moon phase and the moon is reddish in color
200
dark areas on the surface of the sun
What is sunspots
200
Largest ring system made of ice and rock
What is Saturn
200
Name the three types of galaxies.
What is spiral, elliptical, and irregular
300
star's brightness as it appears from Earth
What is apparent magnitude
300
Give a few of the characteristics of the moon
no weather, no water, no atmosphere
300
bright bursts of light that come from the surface and release huge amounts of energy into space.
What is solar flare
300
planet that is tilted on its side
What is Uranus
300
What did Ptolemy believe about the Earth in relation to the universe and its orbit
What is believed the Earth was at the center of the universe and Earth's orbit was circular.
400
What relationship does the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram show?
What is the relationship between brightness and surface temperature.
400
where can a total solar or lunar eclipse be seen
What is the umbra
400
Can interfere with radio, and telephone communications
What is solar wind
400
Why is the soil of mars red
What is soil has a lot of iron oxide in it.
400
Why do the planets stay in orbit around the sun?
What is because of the law of gravity and law of inertia.
500
Describe the life cycle of a massive star from beginning to end.
What is nebulae, protostar, super giant/giant, supernova, black hole or neutron star
500
Why do we only see one side of the moon
What is its revolution and rotation are the same.
500
Explain nuclear fusion
What is hydrogen atoms fuse into helium, releasing energy as heat and light.
500
What is a meteorite?
What is meteoroid that doesn't burn up entirely in the Earth's atmosphere and reaches the ground.
500
What evidence supports the big bang theory
What is background radiation