Scavenger+Hunt

__**Scavenger Hunt **__ Complete the following questions in the scavenger hunt by clicking on the link associated with the question. By reading the website, you will be able to find the answer to each question.

**History of Astronomy**

 1. In the world of Science there are many areas of study, such as Chemistry or Biology. [|What is Astronomy?]

 2. With today's technology we are able to see many things out into space to study them. [|How were ancient astrologers able to know the difference between a star and a plane]t

3. Some may question why we bother to study space, since it's so far away. [|What did ancient people discover the stars could help them do?]

**Black Holes**

1. Contrary to popular myth, a black hole is not a ___.__

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 2. What can escape a black hole?

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3. How is a black hole created?

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4. What do black holes use to pull things toward them?

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** Objects in Space **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;"> 1. What are some objects commonly found in space?

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">2. is an example of Space Junk. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">a) the moon <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">b) international space station <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">c) Ed Whites gloves <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;"> d) low orbiting <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 18px;">satellites

<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">2.The total mass of all of the asteroids is less than that of ___. <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">a) earth <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">b) sun <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">c) mars <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">d) moon

<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">3. Why do objects that enter the earth's atmosphere have different colors? <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">a) small objects make different colors <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">b) large objects make different colors <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">c) the heating process (friction) makes different colors

<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/orbital/

<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">asteroid/asteroidfacts,picturesandinformationnine-planets.org/asteroids.html


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.5px;">Planets **

<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. How many planets are there in our solar system? Use [] to find the answer!

<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Write down an interesting fact from the home page. What did you learn? <span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">[]

<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">3. Using the same site as question 2, find out how much you would weigh on the moon.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> 4. How many rings does Saturn have around it? []