Earth - Unit 1 - Astronomy Review

Earth axis tilts 23.5 degrees to what star?

Which of the following is NOT a possible end product of a dying star?

Which color of star would be considered the highest temperature (hottest)?

Fusion converts _______ into _______ and emits light and heat. These elements are most abundant in the stars.

What is this arch-like phenomenon of the chromosphere called?

What causes the cycle of the seasons?

What is the name for an early star, a hot, condensed center of a nebular disk where fusion has begun

Brightness of an object if it was placed at a distance of 10 pc; TRUE brightness

What type of eclipse is shown here?

What is the name for the daily rhythmic rise and fall of the ocean surface?

Which of the Sun/Earth/Moon orders below is correct for a LUNAR eclipse to occur?

What part of the Sun is identified by number 6 in the image below?

Which of the following is NOT a type of spectra?

What season is occuring in the Northern Hemisphere when the Earth is at position D?

Which two modern astronomers developed scientific laws that explained planetary motion & behavior of orbiting bodies?

Sunspots on the photosphere are darker in color because they are:

According to this HR diagram, what is the Sun's luminosity?

What type of eclipse is shown here?

According to this HR diagram, what is the Sun's approximate surface temperature?

Which science is the study of the Universe & includes the observation & interpretation of celestial bodies & phenomena?

What is the name for the cycle of changes in the appearance of the Moon over the course of a month?

According to Nebular theory, what formed last in the Solar System?

Which layer of the Sun do we see that also emits most of the Sun's light?

Name for the explosive death of a higher mass star; one of the most energetic events in the Universe

Large clouds of gas and dust where stars are "born," or "stellar nurseries," are called what?

What physical characteristic ultimately determines the life cycle path & end-product of a star’s life cycle?

What is the name for the continuous flow of charged particles from the Sun that is deflected by Earth's magnetic field?

A solar eclipse occurs when the _____ casts a shadow on the Earth.

Which layer of the Sun means “color ball” and produces solar flares?

What is the term for the shrinking of the lighted portion of the moon during the lunar cycle?

What type of star is the Sun?