What stage is our sun in?
Main sequence stage
What constellation contains the star named Mizar?
The big dipper
What is the electromagnetic Spectrem?
The range of all types of radiation that has both electric and magnetic fields and travels in waves
How are spectra's use to analyze stars?
By seeing what colors are emitted or absorbed, and the relative amounts of each wavelength
What is the doppler effect?
Increase or decrease in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move towards each other
How do protostars come into existence?
Giant molecular clouds
What constellation depicts a hunter?
Orion
What is the lowest wave in the Spectrem?
Radio Wave
What can astronomers identify using spectra's
Chemical compound of a star
How does the doppler effect help astronomers?
They can use the doppler affect to calculate exactly how fast an object is moving away or towards us
What is the second stage of a stars life?
Tauri phase
What constellation has the brightest star Sirius in it?
Canis major
What is the highest frequency wave
Gamma waves
What else are spectra's used for?
To measure distance galaxy's
How does the doppler effect used to measure the expansion of the universe?
The doppler red shift of light
What stage of a star's life does the star start collapsing again?
Red giant
How are constellations named?
Constellations were named after Greek gods and myths
What is the Spectrem that we can see?
Visible Spectrem
What is redshift?
the wavelength of the light is stretched
What is an example of the doppler effect we see everyday
A siren
What stage of a star's life is it capable of hydrogen fusion?
Main sequence
Why do constellations change with the seasons?
Because the earth moves
How do astronomers use the electromagnetic Spectrem?
They use a number of different telescopes to study objects in space using the electromagnetic Spectrem
How are spectra used to measure planets?
Stars light those travels through our atmosphere
Why is the doppler effect important?
It can be used to determine the motion/speed of the object