Constellations, galaxies and the Big Bang basics

1. 1What is a constellation?

   1. Aa group of stars forming a pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or named after a mythological figure
   2. Bstars
2. 2What is a famous southern hemisphere constellation?

   1. Athe southern cross and saucepan
   2. Bthe pot and pan
3. 3What does Betelgeuse mean?

   1. AIt is a cool star and appears a reddish orange colour
   2. Ba hot and blue star
4. 4What does the transit of Venus have to do with captain cook?

   1. AHe was trying to time it when Venus was in line with the sun
   2. Bit helped him find iit
5. 5What is a galaxy?

   1. AA huge collection of stars held together by their own gravity
   2. BA heap of stars
6. 6What galaxy do we live in?

   1. AThe milky way
   2. BThe mars bar
7. 7What is nebulae?

   1. AA cloud of gas and dust in outter space
   2. BFuzzzzzyy
8. 8What is the big bang theory and some evidence that supports it?

   1. AStarted with one dense atom that collapsed on itself which made hydrogen and helium atoms which created suns and stars which than created the rest of the universe. EVIDENCE - the galaxies are moving away from us at speeds proportional to their distance.
   2. BA big explosion
9. 9What did Edwin hubble discover in 1929

   1. AThe spectra of light from galaxies inferred they were moving away from earth
   2. Blight

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