Galaxy Flashcards

1
Q

Things in space visible to us?

A

6,000 Stars
5 planets
Other galaxies

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2
Q

What measures how long it takes for light to travel in one year?

A

Light-year

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3
Q

How long does it take light to reach Earth?

A

8 minutes and 20 seconds

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4
Q

One light year=

A

1 trillion years = 6 trillion miles

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5
Q

Light that doesn’t travel through matter is called?

A

Photons

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6
Q

What is Radiation?

A

Atoms that do NOT move, transfer/shares energy

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7
Q

What is convection?

A

Atoms DO move

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8
Q

What is a convection current?

A

Cycle where hot air goes up, cool air goes down

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9
Q

The closest star to us is called?

A

Alpha Centauri

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10
Q

How far away is the closest star to us?

A

4 light years

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11
Q

What shows temp, size, shape, and brightness all on one chart?

A

HR diagram

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12
Q

How long does sunlight take to reach Pluto?

A

5 hours

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13
Q

What scientist discovered the Big Bang?

A

Edwin Hubble

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14
Q

The scientist above looked into the sky thinking he’d see? (Ed Hu)

A

Blueshift

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15
Q

He instead saw? (Ed Hu)

A

Redshift

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16
Q

What device helped us hear the Big Bang?

A

Horn Interna

17
Q

Who created it? (Ho In)

A

AT and T

18
Q

What is the Doppler effect?

A

When something is moving away and looks blue.

19
Q

The galaxy types and their shapes:

A

Spiral -> Pinwheel
Elliptical -> Sphere/circle
Irregular -> not-defined

20
Q

What does AU mean?

A

Astronomical Unit

21
Q

Which is the hottest planet and why?

A

Venus

Because of its think atmosphere

22
Q

When material comes together/ is smashed together and is held by gravity/heat/friction

A

Accretion

23
Q

What do we call the material that comes out of black holes?

A

Quasor

24
Q

(End of the universe options)
Universe keeps expanding, gravity can’t make new stars is called?

A

Big freeze

25
Q

(End of the universe options)

Universe expands, stops, gravity pulls it back, New Big Bang is called?

A

Big Crunch

26
Q

What is Dark Matter?

A

An idea to as why the universe is expanding (not proven)

27
Q

What are other planets that orbit other stars called?

A

Exoplanets

28
Q

Naturally made satellites?

A

Our moon, the Sun

29
Q

Human made satellites?

A

Hubble space telescope
James Webb telescope

30
Q

What do we call the inner four planets, because they’re made of rock?

A

Terrestrial

31
Q

What is a brown dwarf?

A

A failed star

32
Q

What do we call a rock in space?

A

Asteroid

33
Q

When the rock goes through the atmosphere it’s called?

A

A Meteor

34
Q

When the rock hits the ground it’s called?

A

A Meteorite

35
Q

The imprint a space rock leaves behind in Earth is called?

A

A Crater

36
Q

Common name for space rock?

A

Shooting Star

37
Q

What is a big chunk of ice that floats in space and doesn’t follow the disk shape?

A

Comet

38
Q

How far across is Pluto?

A

310 miles

39
Q

What is the closest galaxy to us?

A

Andromeda