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Question 1

constellations

Answer 1

Many names are given to these group of stars by ancient cultures remain today

Question 2

radio telescope

Answer 2

collects and amplifies radio waves

Question 3

light- year

Answer 3

is the distance light travels in one year

Question 4

spectroscope

Answer 4

uses a prism or diffraction grating so separate light into its components wave lengths

Question 5

nebula

Answer 5

stars form from a large clouds of gas, ice, dust

Question 6

main sequence

Answer 6

stars included the broad band of stars from hot,and bright stars

Question 7

giant

Answer 7

a star where the temp increases

Question 8

white dwarf

Answer 8

stars outer layer into space leaves hot dense core

Question 9

supernova

Answer 9

huge collaspe realsed energy sand fast nuetrons

Question 10

neutron star

Answer 10

star expoldes it leaves behind a ball of neutron

Question 11

black hole

Answer 11

a area in space thats black and pulls with gravity

Question 12

photo sphere

Answer 12

layer of sun emits light into space

Question 13

sunspots

Answer 13

dark cool areas where suns magnetic field is weakened

Question 14

how do constellations get their names

Answer 14

characters from stories tools animals

Question 15

what constellation represents the great hunter

Answer 15

Orion

Question 16

what are Orion´s hunting dogs names

Answer 16

Cani major Canis minor

Question 17

what does canis major mean

Answer 17

big dog

Question 18

what does canis minor mean

Answer 18

little dog

Question 19

how many optical telescopes are there

Answer 19

2

Question 20

what does a refracting telescope use

Answer 20

convex lens

Question 21

what does a reflecting telescope use

Answer 21

mirror

Question 22

what are the two names of the optical telescopes

Answer 22

reflecting telescope and refracting telescope

Question 23

why are space telescopes better than ground based telescope

Answer 23

doesn’t have many interruptions (clouds, pollution)

Question 24

what are the names of the two space telescopes that are in space

Answer 24

Chandra X-ray observatory, Spitzer Space telescope

Question 25

what are the three thing a spectroscope can determine

Answer 25

surface temp, chemical composition whether its moving from or toward earth

Question 26

what are blue light waves

Answer 26

waves that detect stars closer to earth, waves show up blue and is more frequent

Question 27

what are red light waves

Answer 27

stars father away from earth waves are more wide spread and appears red on the wave lengths