E.M.S.
Which type of radiation has the shortest wavelength and has the highest frequency.
Gamma Rays
What happens when a supermassive star collapses?
A supernova and black hole.
What is the innermost layer of a star and where fusion takes place?
The Core
What galaxy is our solar system in?
The Milky way galaxy.
According to the big bang, approximately how old is the Universe?
13.7 billion years
Which type of radiation includes the color spectrum ROY G BIV?
How long typically does a main sequence star last?
The Corona
What are the 3 classifications of galaxies by Hubble's classification scheme?
What helps scientists prove that the Big Bang happened?
Background radiation
X-Rays
What happens when a regular star begins to run out of resources for energy.
It swells into a red giant.
What is the Layer that is the actual surface of the star called?
The Photosphere
What is located in the center of every galaxy?
A black hole
What type of energy is believed to be causing our universe to expand?
Dark Energy
What radiation is transferred through heat and has a lower frequency than visible light?
Infrared.
What color represents the hottest stars on the HR diagram?
Blue
What layer is the visible surface of the star?
The Chromosphere
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way Galaxy?
A spiral galaxy
Dark Matter
Which radiation has the lowest frequencies and is commonly used to over-air broadcast TV?
Radio Waves
What happens to a Red Giant star when it runs out of energy?
It becomes a white dwarf
Radiation zone
What is a Lenticular Galaxy? (S0)
The galaxies that are in between elliptical galaxies and Spiral galaxies.
What is the difference between redshift and blueshift?
Redshift is the increase in wavelength and shows radiation moving away, Blueshift is the decrease in wavelengrh.