| Question | Answer |
| List the organization of the Universe from smallest to largest. | Nebula, Star, Star Cluster, Galaxy, Galaxy Cluster, Universe
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What is a nebula? | an interstellar cloud in outer space that is made up of dust, gas, and plasma.
| What do nebulas make? | stars, planets, galaxies, etc.
| What is a star? | cloud of gases held together by gravity.
| What are stars constantly undergoing? | nuclear reactions
| What star is closest to our Sun? | Proxima Centauri
| What star is the brightest in the night sky? | Sirius A
| What is a star cluster? | stars formed from the same gases and have similar properties.
| What is a globular cluster? | A group of older stars held tightly together
| What is an open star cluster? | A group of younger stars loosely held together.
| What is a galaxy? | Large system of stars held together by gravity
| What shape galaxy is the Milky Way Galaxy? | Spiral
| Which galaxy do we reside in? | Milk Way
| What is a galactic cluster? | the largest known objects held together by gravity, forms the densest part of our universe.
| What is the Universe? | All existing matter in space
| What is they Big Bang Theory? | The theory that the Universe was created with an explosion 14 billion years ago
| What is the theory that the Universe will re-collapse in the future? | The Big Crunch
| What is the theory that the Universe will expand so fast that it loses energy and freezes? | The Big Freeze
| What is the theory that the Universe will have no change? | No Changes
| What is the theory that the Universe will expand so fast it will rip? | The Big Rip
| Which measurement describes whether something is moving towards or away from us? | Direction
| What shift on the visible light spectrum shows us something is moving away from us? | red shift
| What shift on the visible light spectrum shows us something is moving towards us? | blue shift
| What measurement do we use to measure short distances? | Astronomical Unit
| What is the measurement we use to measure long distances? | Light Year
| What is the distance light travels in one year? | light year
| What do we call viewing an object from two different vantage points? | parallax
| What do we call the measurement of how bright stars appear? | Apparent Magnitude
| What do we call the measurement of how bright stars actually are? | Absolute Magnitude |
