Astronomy Overview

Our galaxy is called the

• Earth Nebula
• The Hubble Galaxy
• The Milky Way
• The Snickers

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A gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space.

• Black Hole 
• Supernova
• Neutron Star 
• Nebula 

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What process takes place inside a star to generate energy?

• Nuclear fission
• Hydrogen Creation
• Nuclear fusion
• Helium forming

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Michael sees this phase of the moon in the sky. Which phase does Michael see?

• first quarter moon

• full moon

• new moon

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What phase of the Moon is pictured?

• Full Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• New Moon

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What constellation is this? (hint: named after a queen in Greek mythology)

• Pegasus

• Andromeda

• Hercules

• Cassiopeia

Polaris always points

• East 
• West
• North
• South

What constellation is this? (hint: this constellation also contains the North Star)

• Draco

• Ursa Minor

• Corona Borealis

• Cepheus

constellation

• The sun and the moon

• A drawing of a hunter

• A group of stars that forms an image in the night sky

• something close to the horizon

lunar phases

• The moon when it's full

• The changes in the shape of the moon

• The different pieces of the moon

• What the moon looks like behind a cloud

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