30.1 and 30.2

Question 1

Constellations

Answer 1

names given to group of stars

Question 2

radio telescope

Answer 2

collects and amplifies radio waves

Question 3

light-year

Answer 3

the distance light travels in one year

Question 4

How do constellations get there names

Answer 4

characters from stories, animals and tools

Question 5

What is the constellation of the Great Hunter

Answer 5

Orion belt

Question 6

What are the names of Orions hunting dogs

Answer 6

Canis Major - Cansis Minor

Question 7

What do they mean

Answer 7

Big dog, and little dog

Question 8

How many optical telescopes are there

Answer 8

2

Question 9

What does a refracting telescope use

Answer 9

Convex lens

Question 10

What does a reflecting telescope use

Answer 10

mirror

Question 11

Why are space telescopes better to use than ground base telescopes

Answer 11

No clouds or pollution

Question 12

What things can a Spectroscope determine about a

star

Answer 12

chemical composition, surface temperature, whether its moving closer or further away

Question 13

Stars farther away appear to be what color, and

the wavelengths appear what colors

Answer 13

more spread out

Question 14

Stars closer appear what

Answer 14

Blue, and more frequent

Question 15

Sunspots

Answer 15

are dark, cool areas in the photosphere where the sun’s magnetic field has weakend

Question 16

photosphere

Answer 16

the layer of sun that emits light onto space

Question 17

black hole

Answer 17

an area in space that is so dense that nothing can escape its pull of gravity

Question 18

neutron star

Answer 18

when the star explodes it leaves behind a ball of neutros

Question 19

supernova

Answer 19

collapse release a huge amount of energy and very fast moving neutrons

Question 20

white dwarf

Answer 20

as the core of a giant star no longer supports fusion and the stars outer layers

Question 21

giant star

Answer 21

star core contracts, the temperature increases and the star evolves to a giant star

Question 22

main sequence

Answer 22

stars that include the broad band of stars from the hot bright stars

Question 23

nebula

Answer 23

stars form from a large cloud of gas, ice, and dust

Question 24

spectroscope

Answer 24

a prism or diffraction grating to separate light

Question 25

radio-telescope

Answer 25

an instrument used to detect radio emissions from the sky, whether from natural celestial objects or from artificial satellites.

Question 26

Where do stars form from

Answer 26

A nebula

Question 27

What does H-R Diagram stand for

Answer 27

Hertzsprung-Russel

Question 28

What is the sun also known as

Answer 28

Giant star

Question 29

What is the interior of the sun

Answer 29

The core, radiation zone, and the convection zone

Question 30

The surface of the Sun is called what

Answer 30

photosphere

Question 31

What is the atmosphere above the photosphere is composed of

Answer 31

chromosphere and the corona

Question 32

Are sun spots cooler than the surrounding areas

Answer 32

Yes

Question 33

Are sun spots permanent

Answer 33

No