apparent object movement due to different viewer perspective

What is the H-R diagram?

A graph classifying stars by temperature and brightness

Electromagnetic waves travel through

a vacuum, solids, liquids, gases

What Is The Heliocentric Theory?

The belief that the sun is center universe

What is apparent brightness

How bright a star looks from earth

A cloud of gas and dust in space

what is a light year?

distance same to the distance that light travels in one year

a system of stars held together by gravity

We can see the moon from Earth because of this.

The moon reflects light from the sun.

What they call a star before it's done forming

The definition of geocentric is ?

Model of solar system with earth in the middle

corona,chromosphere,photosphere,core, radiation,convection

The distance between successive crests of a wave

imaginary line that passes from the North Pole through the Earth's center

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What is parallax?
apparent object movement due to different viewer perspective
a star
a way to calculate mass of a star
astronomer's theory about how fast stars are moving
2
What part of the electromagnetic spectrum can we NOT capable see?
X-Rays
Radio Waves
All of the above
Infrared Waves
3
average distance from earth to sun
astronmical unit
period of rotation
light year
revolution
4
True or False? Gamma Rays have the lowest frequency of the electromagnetic spectrum?
False
True
5
What is the H-R diagram?
A graph comparing mass of galaxies and absolute brightness
A list showing contrasting flame temperatures and colors
A graph classifying stars by temperature and brightness
The name of a chart showing the different types of stars
6
Electromagnetic waves travel through
only a medium
a vacuum, solids, liquids, gases
gases only
solids only
7
Which are the coolest stars on the H-R Diagram?
Red Stars
Blue Stars
Yellow Stars
White Stars
8
how does the sun produce energy?
through the core
through sun spots
through a atomic bomb
through nuclear fussion
9
The fifth planet from the sun.
Mars
Earth
Jupiter
Saturn
10
What Is The Heliocentric Theory?
A theory that made helium
The belief that The Moon is center universe
The belief that the sun is center universe
The belief that the earth is center universe
11
Which object is round, orbits the sun, and is larger than an asteroid?
a dwarf planet
a meteor
a star
a comet
12
Is the Milky Way Galaxy a Spiral Galaxy?
False
True
13
What is the sun made of?
Nitrogen and Propane
Lava
Fire
Helium and hydrogen
14
What part of the electromagnetic spectrum can we see?
Infrared
Visible Light
Radio Waves
Gamma Rays
15
WHat is the sun's fuel?
hydrogen
carbon
helium
oxygen
16
Which are the hottest stars on the H-R Diagram?
Red Stars
Blue Stars
White Stars
Yellow Stars
17
hottest region of the sun's atmosphere
corona
chromosphere
solar flare
photosphere
18
What is the order of the inner planets by the distance from the sun.
Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury
Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Mars, Earth, Mercury, Venus
19
What color is the Sun?
yellow
yellow and red
orange
yellow, red and orange
20
Gaseous body in our solar system that accounts for 99% of the entire mass of the solar system.
Sun
Earth's moon
Asteroid Belt
Jupiter
21
What is the core of the sun:
remains of high mass stars
the central region of the sun
an object with strong gravity light cannot escape
Spinning neutron stars
22
What is apparent brightness
a really bright star
How bright a star looks from earth
How bright a star is
the same as absolute brightness
23
Small rocky object that orbits the sun
meteor
comet
asteroid
planet
24
What is a supernova?
Explosion of a medium star
Explosion of a small star
Collapsing of a nebula
Explosion of a massive star
25
What is a nebula?
The gravity that pulls the particles
The solar system
A cloud of gas and dust in space
A planet
26
What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
red
yellow
range of wavelengths
orange
27
what is a light year?
distance same to the distance that light travels in one year
The flow of air from land to a body of water
Clouds that form in flat layers
A expresssion from Star Wars
28
Changing appearance of the Moon from Earth
revolution
axis
phases
rotation
29
A galaxy is
a system of stars held together by gravity
a type of universe
a bunch of planets
a good idea
30
We can see the moon from Earth because of this.
The moon gives off its own light.
The moon reflects light off of the Earth.
The moon reflects light from the sun.
The moon shines from its own radiation.
31
What state of matter is the sun?
gas
liquid
plasma
solid
32
True or false, the Sun in the centre of our solar system?
True
False
33
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mars
Venus
Earth
Mercury
34
What is a protostar?
Another name for a nebula
A different kind of star
What they call a star before it's done forming
A small star
35
How long does it take to orbit the sun?
1hour
1 minute
1 year
100 years
36
what is a light year?
a celestial body
a astronomical unit
an oblong shape with rounded ends
small rocky body
37
Radio telescopes receive
Visible light
Radio
Gamma
Ultraviolet
38
Light year is a unit of?
Distance
Light
Intensity of light
Time
39
What is Sputnik 1 ?
A satellite
A boat
A plane
40
The turning of Earth on its axis.
revolution
rotation
phase
spin cycle
41
The sun will eventually become a supergiant.
True
False
42
longest wavelength on EM spectrum
visible light
radio
gamma
infrared
43
What is a nearly round space object that orbits the sun?
Moon
Planet
Star
Dwarf planet
44
The definition of geocentric is ?
Solar system
Model of solar system with earth in the middle
A simple model
45
Skylab was the United States' first...
Lab on the moon
Rocket
Space station
UFO
46
6 layers of the sun
sphere, photosynthesis, core, collar
corona,chromosphere,photosphere,core, radiation,convection
47
What is Wavelength?
The distance between successive crests of a wave
A person's ideas and way of thinking
Forms of electromagnetic radiation
A distinctive feature of radio waves from a transmitter
48
dark patches on the sun's photosphere
sunspots
solar prominences
solar flares
solar winds
49
A spherical object that orbits the Sun is too small to clear the area round its orbit is a
dwarf planet.
planet.
asteroid.
comet.
50
The _______ consists of the sun, the planets, their moons and a variety of smaller objects.
universe
solar system
asteroid belt
galaxy
51
axis
a body that orbits a planet
imaginary line that passes from the North Pole through the Earth's center
when one object casts a shadow on another
52
It's a frozen object that orbits the sun.
Planet
Comet
Star
Asteroid
53
The third planet from the sun.
Earth
Mars
Mercury
Neptune
54
Does the sun have a solid surface?
why not?
possible
no
yes
55
What is a Solar Flare?
Bright star that interacts with sun
Extremely bright area on sun that sends out bursts
Extremely dark area on sun that creates black hole
A firework
56
True or false, Earth orbits the Sun?
no
true
false
maybe
57
What is The Photosphere
The midmost layer of mars were a lot of light is given off
The lowest Layer of the Suns atmosphere
The midmost layer of earths atmosphere
The Highest Layer of the suns atmosphere
58
The shorter the wavelength, the...
higher density
lower energy
nicer the colour
higher energy
59
How does heat energy travel from the sun to the Earth?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Magic
60
The electromagnetic spectrum is organised by wavelength and frequency
False
True
61
What is the source of heat energy in the sun?
Nuclear fission of hydrogen to helium
Its a burning ball of gas
Nuclear fusion of hydrogen to helium
Nuclear fission of helium to hydrogen
62
What are infrared telescopes used for?
To view planets and stars far away.
Discovering how many planets orbit John Cena.
To study naturally occurring radio light.
To detect nebulae, young stars and gas and dust.
63
True or False: The Sun has the largest gravitational pull?
False
True
64
Who developed the heliocentric theory?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
William Harvey
Issac Newton
65
What is a large nearly round space object that orbits a star?
dwarf planet
planet
comet
star
66
Geocentric Theory states that the ______.
Moon rotated around the sun
Sun was the center of the universe
Earth was the center of the universe
Moon was the center of the universe
67
H-R stands for...
Hertzsprung Russell
Hertzog Russell
Hertzog Randall
Hertzsprung Randall
68
What is the 3rd layer of the sun named ?
Radiative Zone
Corona
Chromosphere
Convection Zone
69
Who supported the Geocentric Model?
The pope
Nicolaus Copernicus
The Entire Nation of France
Ptolemy
70
The Sun is
high-mass star
near the end of its lifetime.
medium-mass star.
a large yellow planet.
71
yellow stars are hotter than blue stars.
False
True
72
outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere:
prominence
chromosphere
corona
photosphere
73
These elements makes up most of the Sun's mass...
carbon and oxygen
carbon and hydrogen
hydrogen and helium
helium and nitrogen
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Orbit of Earth around the Sun is called
evolution
revolution
rotation
solstice

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