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Gods great universe
chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the study of space | astronomy |
| people who study space | astronomers |
| something that has almost no air at all | vacuum |
| the force that slows down objects | friction |
| a place that has many stars and planets | galaxy |
| the galaxy that we live in | Milky Way |
| a bunch of stars in one area | Local Group |
| a type of galaxy that is shaped like a spiral that has arm like things | barred spiral |
| gas floating around in space | nebulae |
| outline of stars or a picture in the night sky | constellation |
| an imaginar line that keeps the earth rotating | axis of rotation |
| the hottest region of the sun | core(of sun) |
| the visable | photosphere |
| sunspots | |
| solar eclipse | |
| chromosphere | |
| corona | |
| solar wind | |
| light year | |
| nova | |
| supernova | |
| what is the three galaxies closest to our own | |
| what are the three types of galaxies | |
| what is the most distant object visible with the unaided eye | |
| what is the name of the North Star what is the name of the North Star | |
| Which star is the brightest on the sky | |
| not including the sun, what is the closest star to the earth | |
| what is the distance from the earth to the sun | |
| what is the difference between solar prominence and solar flare | |
| explain the difference of apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude | |
| explain the difference between binary star and optical double |