Distances amongst astronomical bodies
BILLIONS of galaxies with BILLIONS of stars
Properties of Stars
Hierarchy
Mystery
100
What's a light year and how do scientists use it?
A light-year is the distance light travels in one year and is used to measure very large distances.
100
True or False?
There are thousands of galaxies and millions of stars in each galaxy.
False! There are BILLIONS of galaxies & BILLIONS of starts in each galaxy
100
Why do some stars appear red, and others appear blue?
Due to their cooler temperature, some stars appear redder while others with a hotter temperature appear bluer in color.
100
What term should be placed in the box "X"?
"X"= Tissues
100
Describe the Milky Way Galaxy
The Milky Way galaxy is one of many galaxies within the universe
200
Why does it take light from the Sun so long to reach us on Earth when it is traveling so fast?
A. Light slows down as it travels through space
B. It is difficult for light to pass through Earth's atmosphere.
C. Light from the Sun travels a vast distance before it reaches Earth.
D. Most of the light from the Sun is absorbed by different objects in space.
C. Light from the Sun travels a vast distance before it reaches Earth.
200
True or False?
The universe contains billions of galaxies.
True! The universe contains billions of galaxies.
200
Why does a star, such as Betelgeuse, have a much greater absolute magnitude than apparent magnitude?
Because absolute magnitude does not take into account the distance from Earth.
200
Ms. Swoch draws the diagram below to describe the structural organization of an animal's body. She lists the most specialized at the top level and the least specialized at the bottom level.
Which should Ms. Swoch list as level 5 in the diagram?
A. Cell
B. Organ
C. Tissue
D. Organ System
A. Cell
200
Describe how energy is transferred from the core of the Sun to its outer layers?
Energy is radiated out from the core first, then carried to the outer layers by convection.
300
Which point on the chart represents the approximate size of the Sun?
Point "Y" represents the Sun/
300
Why do scientists use the speed of light to measure the distances between stars?
The larger units make it easier to understand the massive distance
300
Compare the brightness and temperature of Star D to that of Star A.
Star D is brighter and cooler than Star A
300
A science class is making a model to represent a universe, a galaxy, & a star. In the model, a pencil pouch is placed inside a basket. A pen is then placed inside the pencil pouch.
What do the basket, pencil pouch, and pen represent?
The basket represents a universe, the pencil pouch represents a galaxy, and the pen represents a star.
300
Which letter indicates the latitude at which the sun rotates the fastest? 
T
400
Describe the difference between apparent and absolute magnitude.
Apparent magnitude refers to how bright stars appear from Earth while absolute magnitude refers to how bright stars appear from a standardized distance.
400
In a model of the Sun’s structure, the hotter regions are in blue and the cooler regions in red. Which region MUST be drawn in red?
A. the core
B. a sunspot
C. the corona
D. a solar flare
B. A sunspot
400
Miss Butalia wants to make a model of the Sun's structure. She uses colors to indicate certain regions of the Sun are hotter or cooler than others. She shows the hotter regions in red and the cooler regions in white.
Which of the following regions would be most accurately shown in white?
A. the core
B. a sunspot
C. the corona
D. a solar flare
B. a sunspot
400
400
Match the following statements with the kingdom the organism being described belongs in.
1. Multicellular organism that has cells with cell walls and makes its own food. Kingdom:______
2. Single-celled organism that can be plant-like or animal-like. Kingdom:______
3. Simple multicellular organism that lacks true tissues and organs and absorbs its food from the environment. Kingdom:______
4. Multicellular organism that gets food by eating other organisms. Kingdom:______
1. Plant
2. Protist
3. Fungus
4. Animal
500
Describe the number of sunspots during the 20th century.
The number of sunspots changes over time.
500
What's the order of classification from most general to most specific?
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
500
Compare the temperature and brightness of the Blue Giants to the Sun.
The Blue Giants are higher in temperature and brighter than the sun.