Astronomy Final 2024 (no telescopes)

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What type of light does an 'A' class star produce?

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White light.

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What will our Sun turn into at the very end of its life cycle?

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A White Dwarf.

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Which device was used to discover cosmic background microwave radiation?

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A radio telescope.

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What is the closest star to our Solar system?

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Proxima Centauri.

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Where did the Sun and the rest of the Solar System come from?

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From a nebula of gas and dust.

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What is a nebula?

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A large cloud of gas and dust in space, often the birthplace of stars.

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What is a White Dwarf?

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A small, dense star that is the remnant of a low to medium mass star after it has exhausted its nuclear fuel.

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What is a Neutron Star?

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An extremely dense star composed mostly of neutrons, formed from the remnants of a supernova.

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What is a Black Hole?

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A region of space where the gravitational pull is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from it.

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What is cosmic background microwave radiation?

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The afterglow radiation from the Big Bang, filling the universe.