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Astronomy Basics
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A telescope that uses a curved mirror to collect and focus light
light-year
Hubble's law
reflecting telescope
cepheid variable
2. The small - dense remains of a high-mass star after a supernova
equinox
Hubble Space Telescope
evolution
neutron star
3. The formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
Johannes Kepler
electromagnetic spectrum
accretion
moon
4. Point in orbit that is closest to the sun - planet moves faster
Kuiper Belt
Tycho Brahe
spiral galaxy
perhelion
5. Chunk of rock or dust in space
meteroid
Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram
milky way galaxy
emission spectrum
6. The increase in wavelength of light due to an object moving away from the observer
nebulae
the big crunch
red shift
meteroid
7. The average distance between the Earth and the sun - or approximately 150000000 km
spiral galaxy
element
Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram
astronomical unit (AU)
8. A group of about 30 galaxies that includes the Milky Way
local group
evolution
protostar
red shift
9. The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun
doppler effect
universal gravitation
equinox
terrestrial planet
10. Influenced by Copernicus; Built observatory and collected data on the locations of stars and planets for over 20 years
photon
Johannes Kepler
white dwarf
Tycho Brahe
11. A faint star of enormous density
white dwarf
apogee
Kuiper Belt
equinox
12. Astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extra-terrestrial sources
radio telescope
nova
absorption spectrum
heliocentric
13. A system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
doppler effect
binary star
asteroid
phases of the moon
14. A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
blue shift
doppler effect
heliocentric
black hole
15. Astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extra-terrestrial sources
spectroscopy
red shift
apogee
radio telescope
16. Chunk of rock or dust in space
rotation
comet
meteroid
red shift
17. 23.5° - the reason we have seasons
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18. A shift toward the red end of the spectrum in the observed spectral lines of stars or galaxies showing objects are moving away and that the universe is expanding
terrestrial planet
moon
earth's tilt
red shift
19. Stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface
milky way galaxy
meteorite
Halley's Comet
protostar
20. Large group of stars - dust - and gas held together by gravity; can be elliptical - spiral - or irregular
Johannes Kepler
Sir Isaac Newton
astronomical unit (AU)
galaxy
21. A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
asteroid
solstace
heliocentric
red giant
22. A variable star that brightens and dims regularly - or pulses - and whose distance can be determined from its period of pulsation
meteorite
irregular galaxy
Sir Isaac Newton
cepheid variable
23. One of the small asteroid-like bodies that formed the building blocks of the planets
planetesimal
absolute magnitude
perigee
meteroid
24. The distance between crests of waves - such as those of the electromagnetic spectrum
red dwarf
absolute magnitude
wavelength
evolution
25. A large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light of its own
lunar eclipse
nebula
apogee
planet
26. An elongated circle - or oval shape - the shape of the planets orbit
elliptical galaxy
element
ellipse
white dwarf
27. The comet discovered in 1705 that repeats itself every 76 years and last appeared in 1986.
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28. A star that falls into the main sequence category on the H-are diagram
local group
neutron star
main-sequence star
planetesimal
29. When the moon passes between earth and the sun - blocking the sunlight from reaching earth
solar eclipse
aphelion
heliocentric
red dwarf
30. Large group of stars - dust - and gas held together by gravity; can be elliptical - spiral - or irregular
supergiant
galaxy
nebula
spiral galaxy
31. Point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth
perigee
astronomy
parallax
photon
32. Planet with a solid - rocky crust; more dense; Inner planet. Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars
perigee
nebula
light-year
terrestrial planet
33. The brilliant explosion of a dying supergiant star
ellipse
planet
supernova
geocentric
34. The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon
electromagnetic spectrum
lunar eclipse
planetesimal
solar eclipse
35. Massive clouds of dust and gases where stars are born
milky way galaxy
astronomical unit (AU)
refracting telescope
nebulae
36. Light distance travels in one year (9.5 trillion km)
light-year
coma
nebula
main-sequence star
37. The elliptical motion of a body as it orbits another body in space
coma
constellation
absorption spectrum
evolution
38. The study of the universe
white dwarf
astronomy
phases of the moon
meteor
39. The apparent change in position of an object when seen from different places
nebula
Halley's Comet
parallax
quasar
40. Space object made of dust and rock particles mixed with frozen water - methane - and ammonia that forms a bright coma as it approaches the Sun
meteorite
comet
white dwarf
earth's tilt
41. The study of the spectra of stars by analyzing the spectral properties of the light they give off
moon
spectroscopy
planet
meteor
42. A system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
meteorite
binary star
blue shift
reflecting telescope
43. Space object made of dust and rock particles mixed with frozen water - methane - and ammonia that forms a bright coma as it approaches the Sun
quasar
comet
nova
big bang theory
44. A galaxy with a bulge in the middle and arms that spiral outward in a pinwheel pattern
earth's tilt
red shift
spiral galaxy
Kuiper Belt
45. The small - dense remains of a high-mass star after a supernova
neutron star
nebula
pulsar
Claudius Ptolemy
46. The study of the spectra of stars by analyzing the spectral properties of the light they give off
meteor
rotation
meteroid
spectroscopy
47. Any natural satellite of a planet
moon
main-sequence star
ellipse
galaxy cluster
48. A galaxy shaped like a flattened ball - containing only old stars
nebula
Sir Isaac Newton
elliptical galaxy
evolution
49. Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
parallax
equinox
irregular galaxy
asteroid
50. An immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space
comet
elliptical galaxy
nebula
Hubble's law