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Atronomy Part II
use these questions to help you with the SOL
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are galaxies? | Collection of billions of stars |
| What is our solar system part of? (Hint:spiral galaxy) | Milky Way |
| What is a black hole? | End of the life cycle of some supergiant stars? |
| What is the definition of a Light-Year? | The distance light travels in one year |
| What do black holes in the middle of the galaxy allow? | Allow the stars to gain veolocity as they move toward the black hole |
| What does the velocity allow the stars to do? | It allows the stars to orbit around and away from this ceneter of mass not be sucked into them as believed by most |
| How many miles is the top speed of the space craft? | 150,000 miles per hour |
| What is the most information you can find about galaxies and the universe? | Ground Base Observations |
| What are the types of galaxies? | Sprial, Elliptical and Irregular |
| How many years would it take for a space crater to get here? | 166 million years |