What color is our sun (in relation to other stars)? Yellow and white Orange Blue Yellow What is considered to be the primary cause of sunspots (2)? Mercury Magnetism The Jedi force The core The sun is made of ________. Rocks Socks Gasses Magma Which color of star is the hottest? Red Yellow Blue Orange What two materials make up almost the entire sun? Carbon and hydrogen Helium and hydrogen Oxygen and hydrogen Helium and calcium Which sphere is furthest from the sun‟s core (or what is the highest layer)? Chromoshere Corona Neptune Photosphere Which is the coolest color a star can get? Sky blue Orange Yellow Red Sunspots are _________. Baby stars Cooler, dark spots on the sun Planets close to the sun
Huge volcanoes How far away is the Earth from the sun? 1 AU 2000 cm 2 feet 10000 km
What is the phase of the moon in the picture to the left? Waxing gibbous Waning crescent Waxing Crescent The moon‟s adolescent phase On a scale of star temperatures, blue stars are the…. Hottest Coolest Funniest Brightest Which of the following list of planets is in the correct order from the sun? Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Earth Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Venus Uranus, Krypton, Tatooine, Klingon Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter What is the sun‟s classification letter (in relation to stars) (2)? M B K G The star Rigel has an apparent magnitude of .12 and nearby Sirius has an apparent magnitude of -1.47. Which of them is brighter(2)? Rigel Sirius Horizon‟s students There is not enough information to answer the question What does the “E” stand for in E=mc² (2)? Einstein Energy
Elephant Eclipse
What is a sunspot? A very, very , very hotspot A chocolate spot on the sun Another name for solar eclipse Cool and dark spots on the sun What type (color) is the sun? Green White Yellow Blue What part of the sun do you see when it is blocked? Fire The sun‟s surface A watermelon Corona What is the sun‟s “hotness” compared to other stars? Middle Hottest Coldest None of the above Most of the sun‟s heat (energy) comes from _______________. Gravity Friction Camp Fires Nuclear Fusion Which of the following is not another name for the sun? Helios Sun Sol Eilla Which of the following colors (for stars) is hotter than the others? Yellow Red White Purple
What is the name of the red star (in Orion)? Pyish Rigel Betelgeuse Orion/Sol _______ is a constellation with a belt. Ursa Major Orion Rainbow Scorpio Which layer of the sun is thick enough for you to see? Photosphere Core Radiative zone Chromosphere What is phase is the moon in on the picture to the left? Waxing waning Waning gibbous Waxing gibbous Waving moon When working with rockets, what does the term “thrust” mean? The name for small fins. The force released from the rocket that propels it upward. The pressure on the nose cone caused by wind The best brand of 2-liter soda to use for your rocket. Which group of planets typically have rings around them(2)? The inner-planets The asteroid belt The outer-planets The embarrassed ones Which part of the sun is the hottest (2)? The corona The convective zone The core My left leg In general, a complete sunspot cycle lasts about ________ for which we are currently at a ______ point of occurrence (2). 11 years; high
11 years; low 6 months; high 6 months; low How are distances measured in space (what unit of measure)? Light-times Light-miles Kilometers Light-years What is the hottest color of a star? Blue Blue-white Red Orange Which of the following is another name for the sun? Hi, my name is Bob Helios Bitonic StarSpangle What are the sun spots? Spots where there are umbrellas on the sun Dried up spots on the sun Hotter areas on the sun Cooler areas on the sun The sun is hot and bright because… Superman uses heat vision to make the sun hot Gravity causes the sun to shrink Nuclear fusion The sun is behind a fire What is the sun‟s outer atmosphere? Corona Chromosphere Radiative Bud W Which star is the hottest? The Sun Derek Betelgeuse Rigel
What kind of moon is this…. New moon Waxing crescent Waxing gibbous Waning crescent What color is the sun (in terms of visible light and temperature)? Orange Red Lime green Yellow As a rocket accelerates past orbital velocity and leaves the pull of Earth‟s gravity it is said to have achieved _________ (at least 11km per sec). Ludicrous speed Escape velocity Light speed Suborbital speed (According to our text) about how long has the sun been shining on the Earth (2)? 4.6 billion years 2 million years 200 trillion years 4,000 billion-trillion years The sun contains about ______ of the solar system‟s total mass (2). 24 58 99 76 When measuring the distances of stars, astronomers often rely on a method called ________ (2). Guess-O-Rama Parallax Quantum Leaps Radar Who „discovered‟ the equation E=mc² (Technically he „forumulated‟ it) ? Newton Einstein Jim Carrey
Kepler Of the following pairs, which are both inner-planets? Earth, Jupiter Neptune, Saturn Mars, Venus Mercury, the Death Star Although the sun has an apparent magnitude that is much brighter than Rigel it has an absolute magnitude that is much lower. How can this be? Rigel uses Energizer brand batteries versus the Sun‟s Duracell Rigel is much further away and thus “appears” less bright Rigel is actually dimmer even if we were closer It is an illusion that astronomers cannot explain yet According to Newton (Sir Isaac Newton that is…), if there is 75 pounds of thrust going downward from a rocket there will be __________ of force pushing up. 75 pounds 5 kilograms (Newton used the metric system) 150 pounds He really didn‟t know but was so bright everyone believed anything he said.
Which phase is the moon on the picture to the left: Last quarter Waxing gibbous First quarter The teen phase The sun is made of … Water/gas Calcium/minerals Cheese Hydrogen/helium What is the name of the red star in Orion? Rigel Red star Betelgeuse Beetle Juice How often does the sunspot cycle peak? Every year Every 11 years Every day
Every 76 years What are the sun spots? Spots where there are umbrellas on the sun Dried up spots on the sun Hotter areas on the sun Cooler areas on the sun Stars are known to burn at different colors because __________. They burn at different temperatures They are different distances They penetrate our atmosphere at different angles They like variety During a total solar eclipse what part of the sun do we still see? The core The convective zone The corona Trick question…it wouldn‟t be called a total eclipse if we still saw part of it silly. Which group of planets typically have rings around them(2)? The inner-planets The asteroid belt The outer-planets The embarrassed ones What type of galaxy in the Milky Way(2)? Square Spiral Elliptical Circle What is the name of the region (layer) of the sun where gasses circulate and hot gasses rise as cooler gasses sink to the interior (2)? The chromosphere The photosphere The convective zone The mantle Where is energy produced in the sun (2)? Photosphere Corona Tsunami Core What gets eclipsed during a solar eclipse?
Earth Sun Moon Venus The corona part of the sun is visible only during a _________. Lunar eclipse Birthday Half-moon Solar eclipse Can you see Betelgeuse with the naked eye? No Yes Only on Tuesday All of the above The star Rigel is _______ color. Blue-white Yellow Red Yellow-white What is the hottest kind of star? Red Blue White Yellow What is the color of the sun (in terms of temperature) Orange Blue Yellow Red Which of the following planets is made up primarily of gasses? Earth Neptune Mars Tatooine Where are new suns (Stars) born? Nebulea Dust Super planets Parts of bigger stars
The sun is hot and bright because… Superman uses heat vision to make the sun hot Gravity causes the sun to shrink Nuclear fusion The sun is behind a fire
What kind of moon is this…. New moon Waxing crescent Waxing gibbous Waning crescent What is the (apparent) magnitude of the sun (2)? About -20 About 5 About -27 About 0