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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Round 1 Round 2 Final Jeopardy $ $ p i l l i h P D a p h n e $ y h t a K © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Solar Activity Nuclear Fusion H-R Diagram Life Cycles Galaxies and Universe Wild Card Round 2 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 Final Jeopardy $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 Scores $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Name one type of solar activity. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Name one type of solar activity. Sun spots Solar Flares Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 How long is the solar cycle? © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 How long is the solar cycle? 11 years Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 In what part of the solar cycle is the Sun right now? © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 In what part of the solar cycle is the Sun right now? The minimum Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Describe 3 problems that solar activity can cause on Earth. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Describe 3 problems that solar activity can cause on Earth. Blackouts Radio communication problems Loss of satellites Dangers to astronauts Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 If protons normally repel one another, why do they collide in the core of the Sun? © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 If protons normally repel one another, why do they collide in the core of the Sun? Because of the tremendously high temperatures and pressures. Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 When nuclear fusion takes place in the Sun, ___ atom(s) of ___________ smash together to make ___ atom(s) of __________. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 When nuclear fusion takes place in the Sun, _4_ atom(s) of _hydrogen__ smash together to make _1_ atom(s) of ___helium_. Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 When a star is in equilibrium, what 2 forces are in balance? © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 from the heat from fusion When a star is in equilibrium, what 2 forces are in balance? The inward pull of gravity and the expansion from the heat of fusion. Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What is the heaviest element that can be made by nuclear fusion in the core of a star? © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What is the heaviest element that can be made by nuclear fusion in the core of a star? Iron Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 What are the names of the four groups of stars shown on the H-R diagram? © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 What are the names of the four groups of stars shown on the H-R diagram? SUPERGIANTS RED GIANTS MAIN SEQUENCE WHITE DWARFS Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Arrange the stars from coolest to hottest. B A C D E © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Arrange the stars from coolest to hottest. E, B, C, D, A B A C D E Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 D Where will star “A” be located when it reaches the next stage in its life cycle? C E A B © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 D Where will star “A” be located when it reaches the next stage in its life cycle? C E Up A E B Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 D Where will star “E” be located when it reaches the next stage in its life cycle? C E A B © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 D Where will star “E” be located when it reaches the next stage in its life cycle? C E A B B Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 What star will live the shortest life? A B C D © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 A What star will live the shortest life? B C A D Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Why is a “black hole” black? © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Why is a “black hole” black? Its gravity is so strong that light can’t even escape. Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 What happens inside a star that causes it to leave the main sequence? © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 What happens inside a star that causes it to leave the main sequence? It runs out of hydrogen fuel in its core. When that happens it starts fusing helium into heavier elements and becomes a giant star. Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 List all seven steps in the life a medium-mass star like our Sun. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 List all seven steps in the life a medium-mass star like our Sun. 1. Nebula 2. Protostar 3. Main Sequence Star 4. Red Giant 5. Planetary Nebula 6. White Dwarf 7. Black Dwarf Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 What is the name of our galaxy? © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 What is the name of our galaxy? The Milky Way Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 In what part of the galaxy is the Sun located? © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 In what part of the galaxy is the Sun located? One of the spiral arms. Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 What happens to the light from a galaxy that is moving away from us? © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 What happens to the light from a galaxy that is moving away from us? It becomes “red shifted”. Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What are 2 pieces of evidence that support the “Big Bang” Theory? © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What are 2 pieces of evidence that support the “Big Bang” Theory? 1. The galaxies are all moving away from us, so the Universe must be expanding. 2. The Universe if filled with radiation, known as the “Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation”, that is left over energy from the explosion that started the “Big Bang”. Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 What unit of length is equal to about 6 trillion miles? © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 What unit of length is equal to about 6 trillion miles? A light-year Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 What are the scientific names for the “northern lights” and the “southern lights”. © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 What are the scientific names for the “northern lights” and the “southern lights”. Aurora borealis Aurora australis Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 How old is the Universe? © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 How old is the Universe? 13.5 – 14.0 billion years old Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What is the term used to describe the total amount of light (energy) given off by a star? © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What is the term used to describe the total amount of light (energy) given off by a star? luminosity Back to board Scores © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved CATEGORY: Measuring distances Scores Final Jeopary Question © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Parallax works by viewing the star from 2 different locations. How do astronomers maximize the distance between the 2 locations? © Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Parallax works by viewing the star from 2 different locations. How do astronomers maximize the distance between the 2 locations? By observing a star from opposite sides of Earth’s orbit around the Sun. Scores