Astronomy Review
What 3 pieces of evidence supports the Big Bang Theory? 1) Doppler Effect 2) Microwave Radiation 3) Quasars
Objects in space are moving away from each other… They have a ________ Shift RED
Name this object Hubble Telescope
What is the distance between the Earth and the Sun? Astronomical Unit
What are the three types of Galaxies? Spiral Spiral Elliptical Elliptical Irregular Irregular
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way? Spiral
How do stars give off energy? Nuclear Fusion
What are the 2 most abundant elements in stars? Hydrogen (H) and Helium (He)
What instrument breaks light apart? Spectroscope
What color stars are the hottest? BLUE
Where is our Sun in its lifecycle? Main-Sequence
What is the apparent change in position of a star in the sky when viewed from two different positions in Earth’s revolution? Parallax
What would you use to measure the distance between two stars? Light year
How long is Earth’s revolution? 1 year/365 days
What are constellations that appear to revolve around the North Star (Polaris)? Circumpolar constellations
What causes us to see circumpolar constellations? Earth’s rotation
What determines the lifecycle of a star? Mass of the protostar
What is a cloud of dust and gas at the beginning of a star’s lifecycle? Nebula
What does the nebula form? A protostar
What is the next stage for our Sun? Red Giant
What is the next stage for a Red Super Giant? Supernova
How old is the Earth? ~4.6 billion years old
How old is the solar system? ~4.6 billion years old
How old is the universe? ~14 (13.8) billion years old
List the planets in order, starting closest to the Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
Where is the Asteroid Belt? Between Mars and Jupiter
What element in the soil on Mars makes it red? Iron
What is the hottest planet? Venus