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Star Magnitude and Classification
US Space Missions
Anything Goes
100
This major malfunction set of the master alarm on capsule of Apollo 13.
What is a fire after the oxygen tanks were stirred?
100
This is the kind of spectrum you will observe from a star.
What is an absorption spectrum? Since the star's outer atmosphere absorbs the light emitted by the inner gases, that light is unable to reach earth. All we observe is black lines where that color light would be.
100
The dimmest stars are given these types numbers.
What is positive numbers?
100
This is the name of the first mission that landed on the moon.
What is Apollo 11?
100
This is how long the ISS US astronauts stay in space.
What is 6 months?
200
This is the number of days to travel to the moon and back. It was immortalized in a mission patch.
What is 8 days? This mission patch said "8 Days or Bust" and it was for the Gemini 5 mission.
200
Scientists can learn two pieces of important information from a stars. Name them.
What is temperature and composition?
200
Modern astronomers classify stars in this way.
What is by their temperature?
200
This was the first US man to orbit the Earth.
Who is John Glenn?
200
This is the distance to the sun.
What is 93 million miles?
300
Name the rocket used for the Apollo Missions.
What is Saturn 5?
300
These are the types of lines that astronomers use to determine the composition (or elements) of a star.
What are black lines in an absorption spectrum? (I would also take absorption lines but you definitely need to know they are dark or black since we do not observe the colors).
300
Why does the sun appear as the brightest object in our sky?
Because it is the closest star to Earth!
300
This shuttle was destroyed shortly after launched. Bonus: What was the year?
What is Challenger in 1986?
300
How many Apollo missions actually landed on the moon? Bonus: How many men have stepped foot on the moon?
What is 6? Bonus: 12 (2 per mission)
400
The Shuttle program run for over 30 years and ended in what year. Bonus: Name the last shuttle to travel to space.
What is 2011? It ended with Atlantis.
400
This is the gas that gives colors to restaurant signs.
What is neon?
400
As stat that is blue in color, will have what kind of temperature?
What is hot?
400
This space shuttle was destroyed upon re-entry.
What is Columbia?
400
These were the names of the 3 astronauts our Space Camp teams were named after. You must give first and last names!
Who are Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Alan Bean?
500
This space training ride sun was fun but what does MAT stand for?
What is multi-axis trainer?
500
Name two elements and the specific colors of light they emit.
What is ...? copper - green/blue potassium - violet lithium, strontium - red sodium - orange See fireworks handout for all!
500
Our sun is put into what letter category?
What is Class G? Not on quiz, just a hard question!
500
A hallowed out Saturn 5 rocket was used for this US space program.
What is Sky Lab?
500
Where is the ISS? Be as specific as you can be!
What is orbiting the Earth in a low earth orbit?