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Astronomy 2.
Question and Answer
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do blue giants fuse to form helium 4? | Hydrogen |
| What are Galaxies? | Collections of billions of stars |
| What are black holes? | The end of the life cycle of some super giant stars |
| What is a Light-Year? | The distance light travels in one year |
| What is the most widely accepted theory for how the universe formed? | Big Bang Theory |
| What is a Solar Nebula? | Are huge,vast clouds of ice, gas and dust |
| What shows the relationship between absolute magnitude to their surface temperatures? | The Hertzsprung-Russell or (H-R) |
| What is our sun's lifespan ? | 12 billion years |
| Name four outer planets. | Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune |
| Name four inner planets. | Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars |