The Universe
Stars
Our Solar System
Celestial Objects
Miscellaneous
100
What is the approximate age of the universe?
13.8 billion years old
100
This is the process that creates new elements and energy in the core of a star
Nuclear Fusion / Nucleosynthesis
100
State a characteristic of a terrestrial planet, and identify one!
Rocky, high density, solid, smaller, closer to the Sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars)
100
What is the leading theory of formation for our moon called? EXPLAIN THE THEORY in your own words
Giant Impact Theory - massive object collides with early-Earth, fragments sent into space, gravity brings debris together to form Moon, orbits Earth
100
What year did the Titanic sink?
1912
200
This was discovered by a radio telescope, can be picked up by radios or televisions, and are leftovers of the release of energy from the Big Bang. This is a significant piece of evidence that supports the theory
Cosmic Background Radiation
200
What is the stage of a massive star's life cycle where it collapses and violently EXPLODES
Supernova
200
State a characteristic of a Jovian planet, and identify one!
Gas, larger, farther from the Sun, low density (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
200
The Foucault Pendulum experiment and the Coriolis Effect are pieces of evidence of what planetary motion?
ROTATION
200
What does the "E" stand for in Chuck E. Cheese?
Entertainment
300
What planet has the shortest day? Cite the evidence that supports your answer
Jupiter - Period of rotation is the shortest of 9 hours 50 minutes 30 seconds
300
What color is a star that has a surface temperature of 5,542 K?
Yellow
300
What season would someone in the Northern Hemisphere be experiencing in this situation? EXPLAIN how you know!
Winter - Tilted AWAY from the Sun = lower intensity of Sun's energy, lower temperature
300
What phase is the moon in here?
Waning Crescent
300
What is our Werewolf's name?
Ralph
400
The RED SHIFT of distant galaxies shows light wavelengths elongated. What does this mean about the motion of the galaxies and the entire Universe?
Galaxies are moving away, Universe is EXPANDING
400
In a Stellar Nebula (Star Forming Nebula), clusters of gas and dust come together by gravitational forces to eventually form the next stage of a star, a Protostar. What characteristic of a star determines what "track" of its life cycle it will go through? (check ESRT)
MASS
400
Draw the moon in the proper position where a Solar Eclipse would occur
Moon in between sun and earth
400
Satellite A and B are the same mass, but they move different speeds and have different periods of revolution. Explain and provide evidence as to why they move differently.
Satellite B moves faster and has a shorter period of revolution than A because B is CLOSER to the object they are orbiting. KEPLER's LAWS
400
What US state has the longest coastline?
Alaska
500
Yo girl what's your sign?? Why can't we see all of the same constellations in the night sky all of the time throughout the year?
Earth is REVOLVING around the Sun, changing the perspective of the background star constellations
500
Aldebaran is in what stage of its life cycle? What color is it?
Giants - Orange
500
In the northern hemisphere, which path of the sun would be observed in the winter? EXPLAIN why you chose this path
A - low in the sky, short path = less daylight hours
500
Which planet in our Solar System has an orbital path that is closest to being a PERFECT CIRCLE? Provide evidence that supports your response (hint...check page 2 of ESRT)
Venus - lowest eccentricity value of 0.007
500
What is the top selling pop-music album of ALL TIME?
Michael Jackson's "Thriller" - over 70 million copies sold