The Universe
Stars
Light
100
This is the leading theory describing how our Universe was created.
What is The Big Bang
100
Our solar system contains this number of stars.
What is one.
100
All light is made of these
What are photons
200
These scientists believed and demonstrated that the Earth was NOT at the center of the universe, and that the Earth orbits around the sun (name one of the two).
Who are Galileo and Copernicus
200
This is the name of the explosion at the end of a large star's life.
What is a supernovae
200
This is the type of EM radiation that is the most energetic.
What are gamma rays
300
This telescope has been taking beautiful images of our universe for over 20 years. We made paintings using its images as inspiration.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope
300
Hydrogen is converted into helium through this process that powers every star in our universe.
What is nuclear fusion
300
This color has the longest wavelength of visible light that we can see with our eyes.
What is red.
400
This telescope has been searching for planets outside our solar system, but it was recently discovered to be broken!
What is the Keplar Space Telescope
400
This is the dense, slowing cooling object that is left after a small or average star runs out of fuel and "turns off."
What is a white dwarf
400
This object can split sunlight into all the colors of the rainbow.
What is a prism
500
The Milky Way Galaxy is an example of this kind of galaxy.
What is a spiral or barred spiral shaped galaxy.
500
This is believed to be at the center of a black hole
What is a neutron star or a quasar.
500
This is how long it takes light to get from the Sun to Earth (+/- 5 minutes)
What is 8 minutes