Earth and Space

Question 1

Stream of high energy particles that causes aurora borealis and aurora australis

Answer 1

Solar Wind

Question 2

Storms that look like huge arches that last several days

Answer 2

Prominences

Question 3

More intense than prominences

Answer 3

Solar Flares

Question 4

Cool black storm areas

Answer 4

Sunspots

Question 5

Dirty snowballs; heads of ice and rock, tails of dust and gases forced from the heaf by solar radiation

Answer 5

Comets

Question 6

Chunk of rock or metal smaller than an asteroid

Answer 6

Meteoroid

Question 7

Shooting star

Answer 7

Meteor

Question 8

Meteoroid that does not completely burn up

Answer 8

Meteorite

Question 9

Strongest tides; when sun, earth, and moon are in a straight line; sun’s and moon’s gravities add up; highest and lowest tides

Answer 9

Spring Tides

Question 10

Weakest tides; when sun, earth, and moon form a right angle; sun’s and moon’s gravity cancel out one another; moderate tides

Answer 10

Neap Tides

Question 11

Explosion of big star

Answer 11

Supernova

Question 12

Galaxy where the solar system is

Answer 12

Milky Way

Question 13

Remains of supernova explosion with very strong gravity from which nothing can escape

Answer 13

Black hole

Question 14

Distance that light travels in one year

Answer 14

Light Year