Quiz 14 & 15 Practice Flashcards
(38 cards)
1
Q
Habitable Zone (HZ)
A
Zone around star where liquid water can exist
Does not include things like greenhouse effect/atmospheric pressure
2
Q
SETI
A
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
Surveying the million stars closet to Earth
Also listens to messages from 100 closest galaxies
3
Q
Noachian Period
A
4
Q
Europa Clipper
A
5
Q
Panspermia
A
6
Q
Milky Way
A
7
Q
Galaxy
A
8
Q
Spiral arms
A
9
Q
Winding problem
A
10
Q
Density Waves
A
11
Q
Sagittarius A*
A
12
Q
Supermassive Black Hole (SMBH)
A
13
Q
Rotation curve
A
14
Q
Dark matter
A
15
Q
Exoplanet
A
16
Q
Observational Bias
A
17
Q
Direct imaging
A
18
Q
Transit method
A
19
Q
Radial velocity
A
20
Q
Earth-like
A
21
Q
Protostar
A
22
Q
Main sequence star
A
23
Q
Giant branch star
A
24
Q
Planetary nebula
A
25
Supernova
26
Event horizon
27
Tidal forces
28
Spaghettification
29
Time dilation
30
Wormhole
31
Universe
32
Big Bang Theory
33
Dark energy
34
Big Freeze
35
Big Rip
36
Big Crunch
37
Big Bounce
38
Multiverse Theory
