Early Universe
Cosmic Evidence
Galaxies
Rocket Science
BHS
100

What did the universe start out as?

A hot and dense singularity

100

What does CMB stand for?

Cosmic Microwave Background

100

What type of galaxy is our galaxy (The Milky Way)?

A Barred Spiral

100

Name Key Historic Designs in order (Fire Arrows, Hero's Engine, & Congreve Rockets).

Hero's Engine, Fire Arrows, Congreve Rockets

100

What is the name of the B2BTV school news channel?

The Squawk

200

The first tiny fraction of a second that cooled the Universe down is called ________.

Rapid Inflation

200

Between Dark Matter and Dark Energy, which acts AGAINST Gravtiy?

Dark Energy

200

Name ALL FIVE Galaxy Classifications.

Elliptical, Spiral, Barred Spiral, Lenticular, Irregular

200
Which law says that all rockets operate that for every action, there is an equal or opposite reaction?

Newton's Third Law

200

Name ALL the courses/classes that Mr Smith has taught.

Design squad, Physics, Astronomy, Video Game design

300

What nuclei were created due to Nuclear Fusion within the first few minutes of the Universe?

Hydrogen & Helium

300

The Universe continuing to expand is a fact supported by which law?

Hubble's Law

300

What is the classification of "Red and Dead"?

They contain very little gas and dust, meaning no new stars are being born

300
Name the key difference between Rockets and Jets.

Rockets carry their own oxidizer while Jets pull oxygen from the atmosphere

300

Name ALL THREE of Mr Smith's cats' names (No partial credit).

Kepler, Luna, Penny

400

Name all four fundamental forces.

Gravity, Electromagnetism, Strong Unclear, Weak Nuclear

400

The observation of what shows that galaxies move away at speeds proportional to their distance?

Red Shift

400

What is the classification of "Blue and Busy"?

Rich in gas and dust, leading to intense, rapid star formation and a high population of young, blue Population I stars

400

What does the Rocket Equation say?

The more mass of the rocket is fuel, and the faster the exhaust gases go, the faster the rocket will go

400

What was the Astro Park renamed?

Red Hawk Ridge

500

How were the first stars and galaxies formed?

Gravity gradually pulled clouds of gas and dust together to form them. 

500

What is the average temperature of our universe in Kelvin and Fahrenheit?

2.7 K and -454.8 F

500

Name ALL Galaxy classifications of Hubble's Tuning Fork (think of the diagram from class).

                       Sa     Sb     Sc

E0-E7     L/S0

                       SBa   SBb   SBc

500

The Rocket Equation was derived by who?

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

500

Does Mr. Smith really have an actual rock from space???

yuh :)