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What is a complex system of garments that allow astronauts to work safely outside their spacecraft called?
Space suit
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What is a sudden eruption of magnetic energy released on or near the surface of the sun?
Solar Flare
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On which region of the sun can you find sunspots?
The photosphere
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Which star would have the greatest true brightness; Canopus- absolute magnitude of -2.50 or Rigel- absolute magnitude of -8.10?
Rigel
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Where are blue stars found on an HR diagram?
At the left.
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What is a volume of space mostly empty of matter, such as oxygen, to breathe; vacuum or microgravity?
Vacuum
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What describes the true brightness of a star; absolute magnitude or true luminosity?
Absolute magnitude
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What is heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of currents from one region to another; convection or rotation?
Convection
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VY Canis Majoris is a very, very large star. It is an extremely bright, cool red star. Where would it be found on the HR diagram?
Top right
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lifesaver
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seesaw
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shark
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baam
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What are the relatively cool, dark spots appearing periodically in groups on the surface of the sun that are associated with strong magnetic fields?
Sun spots
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seesaw
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magnet
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thief
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monster
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shark
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gift
Win 25 points!
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Describe microgravity.
The almost complete absence of gravity that can only be found in space.
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What are tiny meteoroids traveling fast enough to damage spacecraft called; micrometeoroids or vacuum?
Micrometeoroiods
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Which region of the sun produces all the heat and light we receive on Earth?
The core
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