Astronomer

1. WHO WANTS TO BE AN________ Astronomer Directed Reading – 59, 62, 67, 70, 71, 76, 80 Due Thursday!

2. MILLIONAIRE SCOREBOARD $16,000 $1 MILLION $8,000 $4,000 $500,000 $2,000 $250,000 $1,000 $125,000 $500 $64,000 $300 $32,000 $200 Click the $ for questions $100

3. Galaxiesare classified based on their………. • A:shape • B:color • C:composition • D:temperature Click on the letter of the correct answer $100 Question

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5. Correct! SCORE 3 types–irregular, elliptical, & spiral. Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

6. Which celestial objects orbit the Sun? • A:stars • B:planets • C:black holes • D:quasars Click on the letter of the correct answer $200 Question

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8. Correct! Uranus Neptune Saturn Jupiter Earth Mars Mercury Venus Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

9. Stars are classified by their……. • A:shape • B:elevation • C: temperature and color. • D:area of the sky. Click on the letter of the correct answer $300 Question

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12. _______are a group of stars located in the night sky. • A:Quasars • B:Black holes • C:Nebulas • D:Constellations Click on the letter of the correct answer $500 Question

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14. Correct! Constellations are stars that are group together to help identify their location. Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

15. What is the diagram that illustrates how the temperature and brightness of a star is related? • A:Star map • B:HR Diagram • C:Star chart • D:Road map Click on the letter of the correct answer $1,000 Question

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17. Correct! The HR diagram illustrates the relationship between how bright a star is, its color and its temperature. Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

18. A:that the universe was created by a huge explosion. • B:a nuclear weapon exploded. • C:stars just appeared from no where. • D:That the universe is constantly expanding. What is the theory of the Big Bang? Click on the letter of the correct answer $2,000 Question

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20. $2,000 The Big Bang Theory is one theory of the formation of the Universe. It states that the universe began with a tremendous explosion. Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard Correct!

21. Astronomers use ____ ____ to measure the distance to celestial objects outside of our solar system. • A:meter sticks • B: light years • C:yard sticks • D:their fist Click on the letter of the correct answer $4,000 Question

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23. Correct! Light years are a measurement of how fast light travels (time), not distance. Stars are to far away to use other types of measurement and would make the numbers astronomical! Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

24. A _______ is a baby star factory made of gas and dust. • A:Nebula • B:Galaxies • C:Quasar • D:Black hole Click on the letter of the correct answer $8,000 Question

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26. Correct! Nebulas are remnants of stars that have exploded in the past. Gravity will pull the dust back together to form new stars! Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

27. If a star becomes a black hole at the end of its life, it is … • A:nebula. • B:quasar. • C:high mass star. • D:low mass star. Click on the letter of the correct answer $16,000 Question

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29. Correct! $16,000 Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

30. What is the process that produces a star? • A:star birth • B: a nebula • C:a galaxy • D:fusion Click on the letter of the correct answer $32,000 Question

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32. Correct! Gravity pulls the nebula together until it fuses together in a nuclear reaction. Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

33. A _______ is a dirty celestial snowball that orbits the Sun. • A:comet • B:snowman • C:quasar • D:star Click on the letter of the correct answer $64,000 Question

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35. Correct! Halebopp Comet A comet is made of dry ice and stellar dust. It orbits the sun, with the solar wind blowing the tail away from the Sun. Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

36. What season is it if the Earth tilts away from the Sun in the northern hemisphere? • A:Fall • B:Spring • C: Winter • D:Summer Click on the letter of the correct answer $125,000 Question

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38. Correct! In the winter, the Earth tilts away from the Sun, causing it to be cooler in the northern hemisphere. Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

39. If the Earth is tilting toward the Sun, it is ______ in the southern hemisphere. • A:Spring • B:Summer • C:Fall • D:Winter Click on the letter of the correct answer $250,000 Question

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41. Correct! In the winter, the Earth tilts towards the Sun, causing it to be cooler in the southern hemisphere. Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

42. If the Earth is not tilting toward or away from the Sun, what season is it? • A:Winter • B:Fall or Spring • C:Summer • D:Hunting Click on the letter of the correct answer $500,000 Question

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44. Correct! The sun rises in the northeast in the summer time and the southeast in the winter time. Click on the money bag to return to the scoreboard

45. Name the order of the universe from the smallest to the greatest. • A:Planets, Earth, sun, universe and galaxies • B:Sun, Moon, Earth, stars, planets • C:Moon, Earth, Sun, Galaxy, Universe • D:The Sun is the center of the universe. Click on the letter of the correct answer $1 Million Question

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47. Mars 1.88 yrs. Moon 29.4 days 228 million km Sun Solar system 250 million yrs. Earth 365 days 28,000 Light Years International Space Station 2 days 150,000 km Milky Way Galaxy Infinity 100,000 Light years