Suns Disturbances Stars Lives Galaxies and Constellations Terms to Know Grab Bag
Colored band of light seen near the poles usually after a solar flare Answer
Auroras Home
Loop of incandescent gas that extends above the photosphere Answer
Prominence Home
Cooler, darker area of the photosphere with a strong magnetic field Answer
Sunspot Home
Sudden outward eruption of electrically charged particles Answer
Solar Flare Home
Auroras are usually seen after these… Answer
Solar Flares Home
A star begins as a ________, a cloud of gas and dust Answer
Home Nebula
Who did Ryan Reynolds recently marry? …..Just kidding. What color of stars are the hottest? Answer
Blue Home
How many years ago did the Big Bang occur? Answer
14 billion years ago Home
Pairs of revolving starts held together by gravity Answer
Binary Stars Home
How many years would a star with the suns mass stay on the main sequence? Answer
Home. 10 billion years
What do scientists use to break sun’s light into a spectrum? Answer
spectrograph Home
What shape of galaxy is the Milky Way? Answer
Spiral Home
Objects in space moving away from an observer will display a ___ shift Answer
Red Home
The idea that all matter and energy was compressed into a small volume at one time billion of years ago, exploded and then began to expand is known as the ________ Answer
Big Bang Theory Home
The apparent shift in position of an object when viewed from different locations Answer
parallax Home
Answer The sun gets its energy from this type of nuclear reaction
Nuclear Fusion Home
Stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity Answer
Galaxy Home
The observed change in the frequency of a wave when either the source or observer is moving is known as ______ Answer
Doppler shift or effect Home
The brightness of a star as it appears from Earth is the _____ magnitude Answer
Home Apparent
Answer The location on the H-R Diagram where most stars lie
Main Sequence Home
What can a star’s spectra tell us? Answer
It’s temperature and composition Home
The distance light travels in a year Answer
Light-year or 9.46 x km Home
Ursa Major, Draco, and Pisces are all examples of: Answer
Constellations Home
What are the Northern and Southern Lights? Answer
Auroras: Aurora Borealis & Aurora Australis Home
How long do sunspot cycles last? Answer
11 years Home