ESRT p. 15 Star Chart and SSDT

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19 questions
Note from the author:
Uses NYS ESRT p. 15
1

How many times larger is Saturn than Earth? (round to nearest tenth)

1

As distance from the Sun increases, the period of revolution:

1

Name the planet with the least elliptical orbit.

1

Name a terrestrial planet:

1

Jovian planets are less dense than the terrestrial planets.

1

As distance from the sun and a planet increase, the gravitaitonal attraction between these two objects

1

The planet with the shortest day is:

1

The planet with the longest year is:

1

Which planet would float in water?

1

A spacehip traveled 200 million kilometer from the sun, between which two planets was this spaceship.

1

What is the life stage for Bernard's Star?

1

Compared to the Sun, this star is 100,000 times brighter but cooler.

1

A new star Dubhe has a luminosity of 230 and a temperature of 4800 K, what is the classification and color? Answer with a semicolon between (ex. main sequence; blue)

1

Sequence the stars from oldest to youngest

  1. Alpha Centauri
  2. Procyon B
  3. Aldebaran
1

Sequence the stars from hottest to coolest.

  1. Proxima Centauri
  2. Deneb
  3. Rigel
  4. Betelgeuse
  5. Polaris
1

Sequence the stars from smallest to largest

  1. Pollux
  2. Spica
  3. Barnard's Star
  4. Sun
1

Sequence the stars from brightest to dimmest.

  1. Proxima Centauri
  2. Polaris
  3. 40 Eridani B
  4. Sun
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  • Spica
  • Pollux
  • Sun
  • Betelgeuse
  • Polaris
  • Alpha Centauri
  • Barnard's Star
  • Blue Star
  • Yellow Star
  • Orange/Red Star
1

Create at T chart comparing any two stars of your choice.
Must compare: luminosity, size, color, temperature and stage