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    Astronomy Webquest

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    This document provides questions about general astronomy, stars, the lifecycle of stars, the universe, and galaxies. It asks the learner to search online to find answers about light years, parsecs, astronomical units, nebulae, how stars are born and age, red giants, white dwarfs, globular clusters, the Milky Way galaxy, the stages of a star's lifecycle, supernovae, pulsars, black holes, quasars, and three types of galaxies including our own Milky Way galaxy.

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    This document provides questions about general astronomy, stars, the lifecycle of stars, the universe, and galaxies. It asks the learner to search online to find answers about light years, parsecs, astronomical units, nebulae, how stars are born and age, red giants, white dwarfs, globular clusters, the Milky Way galaxy, the stages of a star's lifecycle, supernovae, pulsars, black holes, quasars, and three types of galaxies including our own Milky Way galaxy.

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    This document provides questions about general astronomy, stars, the lifecycle of stars, the universe, and galaxies. It asks the learner to search online to find answers about light years, parsecs, astronomical units, nebulae, how stars are born and age, red giants, white dwarfs, globular clusters, the Milky Way galaxy, the stages of a star's lifecycle, supernovae, pulsars, black holes, quasars, and three types of galaxies including our own Milky Way galaxy.

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    Astronomy Webquest

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    Ashley Leitao
    This document provides questions about general astronomy, stars, the lifecycle of stars, the universe, and galaxies. It asks the learner to search online to find answers about light years, parsecs, astronomical units, nebulae, how stars are born and age, red giants, white dwarfs, globular clusters, the Milky Way galaxy, the stages of a star's lifecycle, supernovae, pulsars, black holes, quasars, and three types of galaxies including our own Milky Way galaxy.

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    ASTRONOMY WEBQUEST EXPLORE THE UNIVERSE

    Search the internet to find the answers to the questions.

    General Astronomy
    What is a light year?

    What is a parsec?

    What is an astronomical unit?

    Stars
    What is a nebula?

    How are stars born?

    What happens to stars as they age?

    What are red giants?

    What is a white dwarf?

    What is a Globular Cluster?

    What is the relationship between Globular Clusters and the Milky Way?

    Lifecycle of a Star

    The Milky Way Galaxy is approximately _______________ light years across. How much longer will our Sun last? _________________________ Our star orbits the centre of our galaxy about once every ________________ years. A teaspoon of material from a neuron star can weigh about _____________________. Stars are made mainly from the gases _____________ and ______________. Describe the stages of a stars life cycle in the correct order.

    What is a supernova?

    What are the possible end-products of a supernova?

    What is a pulsar?

    How is a pulsar formed?

    Universe What is a black hole?

    Quasar is short for How much energy do quasars give off?

    What gives a star its light?

    Sketch 3 types of Galaxy. Indicate which one most closely resembles our galaxy.

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