Quiz 14 & 15 Practice Flashcards
1
Q
Habitable Zone (HZ)
A
Zone around star where liquid water can exist
Does not include things like greenhouse effect/atmospheric pressure
2
Q
SETI
A
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
Surveying the million stars closet to Earth
Also listens to messages from 100 closest galaxies
3
Q
Noachian Period
A
4
Q
Europa Clipper
A
5
Q
Panspermia
A
6
Q
Milky Way
A
7
Q
Galaxy
A
8
Q
Spiral arms
A
9
Q
Winding problem
A
10
Q
Density Waves
A
11
Q
Sagittarius A*
A
12
Q
Supermassive Black Hole (SMBH)
A
13
Q
Rotation curve
A
14
Q
Dark matter
A
15
Q
Exoplanet
A
16
Q
Observational Bias
A
17
Q
Direct imaging
A
18
Q
Transit method
A
19
Q
Radial velocity
A
20
Q
Earth-like
A
21
Q
Protostar
A
22
Q
Main sequence star
A
23
Q
Giant branch star
A
24
Q
Planetary nebula
A
25
Q
Supernova
A
26
Q
Event horizon
A
27
Q
Tidal forces
A
28
Q
Spaghettification
A
29
Q
Time dilation
A
30
Q
Wormhole
A
31
Q
Universe
A
32
Q
Big Bang Theory
A
33
Q
Dark energy
A
34
Q
Big Freeze
A
35
Q
Big Rip
A
36
Q
Big Crunch
A
37
Q
Big Bounce
A
38
Q
Multiverse Theory
A
