Solar System and Beyond Review

Question 1

In a movie, a spaceship is pulled into a black hole that is depicted as a deep black void. Why is that model incorrect?

Accepted Answer

Black holes normally appear as a bright cluster of heated & glowing matter

Question 2

If 1cm represent 1 light year or 63,241 AU & star Sirius is located 543,873 AU away from Earth, how far would Sirius be?

Accepted Answer

8.6 cm

Question 3

an object that is so dense that nothing within a certain distance from it can escape its gravitational field

Accepted Answer

black hole

Question 4

Which galaxy has some dust & gasses surrounding its galactic center & is shaped as an elongated oval with no arms?

Accepted Answer

elliptical

Question 5

all the space, time, matter, and energy that exists

Accepted Answer

universe

Question 6

Which pattern in our solar system is similar to how bigger & lighter pieces of popcorn may settle at the top of a bowl?

Accepted Answer

heavier items gathered towards the center while lighter gather further out

Question 7

Which would you expect to observe in a solar system that is similar to ours?

Accepted Answer

rocky planets that are closer to the sun & larger gas planets further away

Question 8

a large cloud of gas and dust in space

Accepted Answer

nebula

Question 9

information that supports or refutes a theory

Accepted Answer

evidence

Question 10

Hubble telescope is designed with 2 mirrors that produce blurry images What model should be tested to prevent the issue?

Accepted Answer

telescopes with mirrors that are individually adjustable

Question 11

a unit of length equal to the distance that light travels in space in one year

Accepted Answer

light-year

Question 12

Which galaxy has clusters of stars spread out unevenly?

Accepted Answer

irregular

Question 13

Which can be explained by a watching a whirlpool in water pull grass clippings toward the center of it?

Accepted Answer

gravity pulling particles of matter together

Question 14

Which step of solar system formation is modeled when cleaning up clay by picking up small pieces to form larger clumps?

Accepted Answer

clumps of matter growing larger due to gravitational forces

Question 15

Which example would provide the best visual model of the event that started the beginning of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

explosion of a firework

Question 16

A scientist is designing a sunshield to protect a telescope from extreme temps, which option is best to test the design?

Accepted Answer

testing a 1/3 size model

Question 17

a well-tested explanation of scientific observations and experiments

Accepted Answer

scientific theory

Question 18

a gigantic explosion of a large star

Accepted Answer

supernova

Question 19

Which galaxy is disk-like, and has a pattern of spiral arms that swirl around the center?

Accepted Answer

spiral

Question 20

Which is a consistent patter scientists observe in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

all the planets' orbits are ellipses in shape

Question 21

a collection of stars, dust, and gasses held together by gravitational forces

Accepted Answer

galaxy

Questions 21