sections 1&2

Question 1

constellations

Answer 1

many of the names given to these groups of starts by ancient cultures remain today

Question 2

radio telescope

Answer 2

collects and amplifies radio waves

Question 3

light-year

Answer 3

distance light travels in one year

Question 4

spectroscopes

Answer 4

uses a prism or diffraction grating to separate light into its component wavelengths

Question 5

nebula

Answer 5

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

Question 6

main sequence

Answer 6

stars include the broad band of starts from the hot, bright stars in the upper left corner of the diagram to the cool, dim stars in the lower right corner

Question 7

giant star

Answer 7

as equilibrium ends, the star’s core contracts, the temperature increases

Question 8

white dwarf

Answer 8

forms as the core of giant star no longer supports fusion and the star’s outer layer escape into space, leaving a hot and dense core

Question 9

black hole

Answer 9

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

Question 10

photo-sphere

Answer 10

the layer of the sun that emits light into space

Question 11

sunspots

Answer 11

dark, cool areas in the photo-sphere where the sun’s magnetic field has weekend

Question 12

supernova

Answer 12

a gigantic explosion in witch the temperature within the collapsing stars is 10 billion K and the atomic nuclei in the core split into neutrons and protons

Question 13

neutron star

Answer 13

star explodes it leaves behind a ball of neutrons

Question 14

how did some of the constellations get their name

Answer 14

stories, animals, and tools

Question 15

what is the constellation named after a great hunter

Answer 15

O Ryan’s belt

Question 16

what are the two dogs from O Ryan’s belt and what do they mean

Answer 16

Cains Minor- small dog

Cains Major- big dog

Question 17

how many basic types optical telescope is there

Answer 17

two

Question 18

what is a refracting telescope

Answer 18

it convex lens- curved on the out side

Question 19

what is a reflecting telescope

Answer 19

its concave mirror- curved on the inside

Question 20

why are are space telescope better the any on land

Answer 20

there is no clouds or anything blocking the view

Question 21

what are the two name of the space telescopes

Answer 21

Chandra X-Ray Observatory and Spitzer Space Telescope

Question 22

what are the three things that spectroscope determine about stars

Answer 22

chemical composition, its surface temperature, and whether it is moving away from or toward Earth

Question 23

what dose a red wave length look like

Answer 23

it is more spread out cause the star is further way from Earth

Question 24

what dose a blue wave length look like

Answer 24

it is more together cause the star is closer to Earth

Question 25

where do stars form from

Answer 25

a nebula

Question 26

where dose the H-R in H-R Diagram stand for

Answer 26

that is the initial of two peoples name Hertzsprung-Russel

Question 27

what is our sun known as

Answer 27

a giant star

Question 28

what are the interior layers of the sun

Answer 28

core
radiation zone
convection zone

Question 29

what are the exterior layers of the sun

Answer 29

photo-sphere

corona

Question 30

are sun spot permanent feature

Answer 30

false