sky science

Question 1

what does reflector mean

Answer 1

objects that light bounces off of

Question 2

what is an example of a reflector

Answer 2

water
moon
mars
mirror

Question 3

what is a emitter

Answer 3

objects that give off their own light

Question 4

what is an example of an emitter

Answer 4

fire
screen
lightbulb

Question 5

what happens if you stare directly at the sun

Answer 5

Typical damage to the eyes after staring directly at the sun include dark or yellow spots, dimmed or blurred vision, and loss of vision in the center of the eye

Question 6

(true or false) the sun is a medium sized star

Answer 6

true

Question 7

(true or false)the sun has medium magnitude at

Answer 7

+4.83, estimated to be brighter than about 85% of the stars in the Milky Way, TRUE

Question 8

what are the 5 circumpolar constellation’s

Answer 8

Ursa Minor (Little Dipper), Cepheus, ursa major, Draco and Cassiopeia

Question 9

Roation for patterns

Answer 9

apparent movement of stars through the night

Question 10

ROATION

Answer 10

sun about its axis

Question 11

revolution

Answer 11

the earths orbit around the sun

Question 12

astronomy

Answer 12

The study of the universe and all bodies stars ect

Question 13

SUN

Answer 13

the closest star to the earth

Question 14

star

Answer 14

a gaseous body that produces it own energy through nuclear fusion

Question 15

constellation

Answer 15

bright stars grouped according to the patterns they make in the sky

Question 16

asterism

Answer 16

stars that form patterns but are generally part of a constellation

Question 17

circumpolar constellations

Answer 17

constellations visible all year long

Question 18

pole star

Answer 18

a bright star called polaris

Question 19

roation

Answer 19

the motion of planet, satellite or the sun around its axis’s