The Depths of Space
How old is the universe?
14 billion years old
What is Earth's "Evil Twin Sister" and has runaway greenhouse gas effect?
Venus
Earth
What is the theory that started the entire universe?
The Big Bang Theory
Our sun will create a black hole when it dies?
False
It travels at 300 000 km/sec
Light
What two objects have the most craters still visible on them today?
Mercury and the Moon
Which planet if placed in a large bucket of water would float?
Saturn
What is a protostar?
A baby star
Ms. Freer talked about stars going Supernova around our "cosmic neighbourhood." We are in danger should they go supernova.
False - but we will be able to see it
What is the biggest object in our solar system?
The Sun
What do we call the four inner planets?
What controls Earth's tides?
The Moon
What is the main theory of what will happen at the end of the universe?
It will end in darkness
Constellations look the same no matter where you are in the galaxy?
False
Pluto is called a what?
Dwarf Planet
What do we call the outer planets?
The Gas Giants
What is home to the tallest mountain Olympus Mons?
Mars
Name two constellations
Answers will vary
Tricky Tricky: A dwarf star will completely cool over time. Has any dwarf star does this?
No - not enough time has passed.
What is the smallest gas giant?
What is the smallest planet?
Mercury
What event created the Asteroid belt?
The collision of two planets
Where are there rivers of liquid gas (methane)? Hint: it's a moon.
Titan
Our sun is a Main Sequence Star?
True