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What’s your Wager?
Reminder… Here are the
rules!
• You will start with $1000.
• You will wager an amount of money before you
hear the question (like Final Jeopardy)
• Answer the question…
- if you are correct, add the waged
amount to your total score
- if you are not correct, subtract the
waged amount from your total score
• You must wager at least $100 for each
question.
• You can ONLY wager $100 if you are at
$100 or less (like zero).
GOOD LUCK!
Place your first bet!
1. The “fate” of a star (what
happens to it as it ages) depends
on its… What?
The “fate” of a star depends on
its mass.
Place your bet!
2. There are countless galaxies in
our universe. How do we
classify them?
Galaxies are classified by
shape - there are elliptical,
spiral and irregular shaped
galaxies.
Place your bet!
3. What is the difference
between the sun and a star?
Answer: NOTHING!
Did you know???
The sun is a star!
It is actually a pretty average,
typical star in the galaxy.
Place your bet!
4. What is the
name of the
telescope that has
most
significantly
advanced our
understanding of
the universe?
Hint… This is it!
Answer:
The Hubble Telescope has
most significantly advanced
our understanding of the
universe because it has
been able to “see” further
than any other telescope…
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Question:
5. A star’s luminosity
(brightness) is referred to as
either its absolute magnitude
or its apparent magnitude.
What is the difference?
Answer:
Absolute magnitude is
the actual luminosity
(brightness) of the
star;
Apparent magnitude is
how bright it appears
to us on earth.
Place your bet!
Question:
6. What celestial body has
enough gravitational pull to
enact a force that changes
the level of the water on
Earth?
Answer:
The moon!
Did you know?
The moon is responsible for the changing
sea levels that occurs regularly around
the world - often referred to as the tides.
Place Your Next Wager!
Believe it or not, stars are different colors
(even though they all look like little white
dots in the sky).
7. What is one thing we can learn
by knowing the color of a star?
Answer:
There are four possible things we can learn
about a star based on its color…
• the kind of gas it is burning currently,
• the temperature of the star,
• the age of a star &
• the speed at which the star is moving.
Place your wager!
8. If you travel the speed of
light, how long will it take
you to travel a distance of
one light year?
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Answer: One year!
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Question:
9. A star produces energy
by _____ hydrogen
atoms into helium atoms
in its core.
Answer:
9. A star produces energy
by fusing hydrogen
atoms into helium atoms
in its core.
Place
your bet!
Question:
10.For a main sequence star (a typical
star), you can generally say that
_____ stars are hotter.
Pick one term to use:
Yellow
White
Brighter
Blue
Dimmer
Dwarf
Question:
10.For a main sequence
star (a typical star), you
can generally say that
brighter stars are hotter.
(Blue is also acceptable, since it is usually true.)
Place Your Wager!
11. What celestial phenomenon is
shown here?
11. This is showing a total solar
eclipse, when the moon blocks the
sun’s light.
12. Our sun is one of many stars in the
Milky Way Galaxy. Approximately
how many stars make up this galaxy?
a.
100,000 (hundred thousand)
b. 1,000,000 (million)
c. 100,000,000 (hundred million)
d. 100,000,000,000 (hundred billion)
d. A Hundred Billion Stars!
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13. Sometimes objects from the
asteroid belt fall from orbit and
hit the earth. These are called…
Meteorites
14. What is the difference
between an asteroid and a
meteoroid?
14. Both celestial bodies are made of the same
thing - rock, inorganic material, carbon, and
other metals.
The difference is that…
an asteroid is a large mass, a
meteoroid is a small mass both are out in space!
Place
your
next
wager
!!!!!!!!!
15. The tail of a comet always points in
what direction?
15. The tail of a comet
always points away from
the sun.
16. This is a singularity in
space left from a star
collapsing upon itself.
Nothing can escape its
gravity, including light.
A Black
Hole
Place your next wager!
17. What is significant about the
winter solstice?
Select as many as apply…
a. the first day of winter
b. the longest day of the year.
c. the shortest day of the year.
d. equal amounts of day and night hours
e. the coldest day of the year
Both a + c are correct!
Winter solstice is the first day of
winter which is also the shortest day
of the year.
Place your wager!
18. What causes us to have
different seasons here in Ohio?
The combined effect of the Earth's
orbit around the sun and the tilt of
Earth’s axis result in the seasons.
Did you know???
Earth is furthest away from the Sun in June
when it is summer in the northern hemisphere.
Northern
Hemisphere:
Equal amounts of
daylight
Longest amount
of daylight
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Equal amounts of
daylight
Shortest amount
of daylight
19. What would the
moon look like if it is
referred to as a “new
moon”?
… no moon!
PLACE
YOUR
WAGER!
20. The earth rotates as
it revolves. What is the
difference between the
motion of rotating and
revolving?
20. The earth spins, or
rotates around its axis as it
orbits, or revolves around
the sun.
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Revolution
Rotation