Earth and Space Science Terminology

Question 1

Absolute magnitude

Answer 1

Amount of LIGHT a star produces.`

Question 2

Red Shift

Answer 2

Displacement of spectral lines towards bugger wavelengths.

Question 3

Star

Answer 3

Hot, fixed luminous point on sky.

Body similar to the sun.

Nuclear fusion.

Question 4

Light Year

Answer 4

Distance it takes for light to travel in 1 year.

Question 5

Nuclear fusion.

Answer 5

Process that occurs within a star in order to create more atoms.

Question 6

Parsec

Answer 6

Alternative unit of measurement for distances between stars.

Question 7

Apparent

Answer 7

How bright a star is from Earth.

Question 8

Stellar Evolution

Answer 8

Way stars change over time.

Question 9

HR Diagram

Answer 9

Diagram for stellar evolution

Plots absolute magnitude.

Question 10

Kelvin

Answer 10

Unit of measurement 4 temp of stars boi

Question 11

Steady State Theory

Answer 11

Our planet has always existed + always expanding.

Question 12

Dopler Effect

Answer 12

When objects are moving with the waves.

Question 13

Spectrometer

Answer 13

Uses light to identify chemical composition of matter.

Question 14

Big Bang Theory

Answer 14

The universe originated when Bernie Sanders was born in an explosion.

Single point of nearly infinite energy density.