2005 Jeopardy (Astronomy #1)

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PLANETARY MOTIONS PLANETS STARS

OUTSIDE THE SOLAR

SYSTEM

IMPORTANT PEOPLE MISC.


The three planetary motions are


- REVOLUTION AROUND SUN- ROTATION ON ITS AXIS- TILT ON ITS AXIS


The changing motion of a pendulum through the course of day supports

which planetary motion?


ROTATION


The path of the earth’s orbits around the sun is closer to which shape, a

circle or oval?


CIRCLE


Since the earth has an elliptical orbit, it has two

center points called


FOCI


The highest latitude in which the sun will be

directly overhead in the northern hemisphere is


23.5* N

OR

THE TROPIC OF CAPRICORN


The four inner planets are classified as


TERESTRIAL PLANETS


The largest planet in the solar system is


JUPITER


Gas-like planets are classified as


JOVIAN PLANETS


Which planet is the least dense?

Mercury, Mars, or Saturn

Daily Double!!!


SATURN


What is Saturn’s age?


4.6 BILLION YEARS OLD


The two variables that are used on the H-R diagram

are


TEMPERATURE

AND

LUMINOSITY


The majority of stars in the universe belong to

which group?


THE MAIN SEQUENCE


The largest, brightest, and hottest stars are called


BLUE (SUPER) GIANTS


Very hot, small stars which are the remnants of

burned-out red giants are called


WHITE DWARFS


An exploding star is called a


SUPERNOVA


Which galaxy is our solar system located in?


THE MILKY WAY


Name the three types of galaxies?


-SPIRAL GALAXIES-ELLPTICAL GALXIES-IRREGULAR GALAXIES


The most common element in the universe

is what?


HYDROGEN


Dust clouds in space are called


NEBULA


A object in space which traps all matter near it,

including light is a


BLACK HOLE


He is the first person credited with using a telescope to look at

planets and their moons


GALILEO


He determined the earth rotates on its axis using a

pendulum


FOUCAULT


He is currently the leading theorist about

black holes

Daily Double!!!


STEPHEN HAWKINGS


He determined the universe is currently

expanding


EDWIN HUBBLE


He changed is the father of modern

physics and is known for his formula of

E=mC^2


ALBERT EINSTEIN


The rate of rotation of the earth on its axis is


15* PER HOUR


Which eclipse occurs more frequently?


LUNAR ECLIPSES


Black spots on the sun created by intense

magnetic fields are called


SUNSPOTS


What evidence supports the idea that the universe

is expanding


RED SHIFT(DOPPLER EFFECT)


The bottom of black holes is called the


SINGULARITY

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