2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt General Stuff EM Spectrum Grab Bag 2Grab Bag Catch a Wave FJ

Patterns of stars in the night sky are called ____________

constellations

A light-year is a unit of _________

Distance

The distance between the crest of one wave of electromagnetic radia tion and the crest of the next one is its

wavelength

Telescopes that use lenses

Refracting telescopes

White light shining through a prism spreads out to form all the colors of the rainbow. This is called a(n) _____________

Spectrum

portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can see with their eye

Visible light

Device that breaks the light from a star into colors and photographs the resulting spectrum

Spectrograph

The shortest wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum?

Gamma waves

Wavelengths that are very long and spread out.

Radio waves

Your TV remote uses this type of wave

Infrared waves

Once you pass violet light and the wavelengths get shorter and cannot be seen by humans. This would be _________ waves.

Ultraviolet waves

The most common chemical element is ______.

Hydrogen

Nuclear bombs emit this type of wave energy when they explode.

Gamma waves

The Very Large Array telescope in Puerto Rico is an example of a(n) ______________ telescope

Radio Telescope

What type of waves are slightly shorter than radio waves and slightly longer than visible light?

Infrared waves

What constellation is the Big Dipper in?

Ursa Major

What is astrology?

Using the stars and planets to predict the future or have influence on humans

Radio, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet radiation, gamma rays and X-rays are collectively called ___.

The electromagnetic spectrum

What waves of energy are used at the dentist office?

X-rays

What are buildings that house large telescopes called?

Observatories

Why is it better to have a telescope at very high elevations?

The sky is much clearer and free from light pollution.

Part of the sun only visible during an eclipse. COLUMN EEEEEEEEE Q2

Corona COLUMN EEEEEEEEE A2

What layer are you looking at when you look at a photograph of the sun? COLUMN EEEEEEEEE Q3

Photosphere COLUMN EEEEEEEEE A3

Name three features that can exist on the surface of the sun. COLUMN EEEEEEEEE Q4

Solar flares, sunspots, and prominences COLUMN EEEEEEEEE A4

What layer of the sun produces the solar wind? COLUMN EEEEEEEEE Q5

Patterns of stars in the night sky are called ____________.

1.Core 2. Choromosphere 3. Photosphere 4. Prominence 5. Sunspot 6. Corona