Achernar

1. Name 10 stars.

Sirius, Canopus, Alpha Centauri, Arcturus, Vega, Capella, Rygel, Procyon, Achernar, and Betelgeuse.

2. Choose one star. Which one did you choose?

Achernar

3. What kind of star is it?

Achernar is a Class B star, and will eventually evolve into a White Dwarf Cloud.

4. Are there any planets that orbit this star? Tell me about them.

This star has no planets.

5. What galaxy is this star a part of?

The Milky Way

6. How far is the star from Earth?

We are in the milky way, so Achernar is not that far away!

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Astronomy Topics

Black Holes
Black holes are theoretically predicted pockets in space where neither light nor matter can escape. They are the end of stars and at least 10 to 15 times the size of the sun! But black holes are highly exaggerated by the public. They are not super vacuums, so if our sun was to be "swallowed" by one our orbit would not change. Only out temperature.

Saturn's Rings
Saturn's rings were discovered by Galileo in 1610, but they would always puzzle scientists. They figured that the rings were mainly made out of ice water and range from microns to meters in size. The rings are there because of Saturn's gravitational pull. As also the moons, but much of it remains unexplained.


The Ultimate Fate of the Universe
We can't predict the future. But we can give a hypothesis on what might happen, and that's just what scientists are doing. They say that years from now the universe is just getting farther and further away from everything else and just finally one day, crush together in a pin size ball, just like how it started. The big bang.

Pluto
Pluto gets its name from the Greek god of the underworld, Hades because, how far it is away from everything. It was discovered in 1930 just by a fortunate accident. Then again in 2005, Pluto was discovered to have two smaller moons orbiting it. But now sadly Pluto is no longer considered a planet. :[

Worm Holes
Wormholes are not yet proved yet but not disproved either. They are said to be teleporters in space over time! This theory goes back to 1916, shortly after Einstein published is theory in books. Although wormholes are probably unstable and would collapse if any of the tiniest matter would enter it so.....if they are discovered I wouldn't try this at home.

Wind Factors

1. What 3 factors effect wind?

The 3 factors that effect wind are pressure, the Coriolis Effect, and friction.

2. Whcih of the 3 do you think has the greatest effect? Why?

I thin pressure has the greatest effect.

3. What would happen if this factor (from #2) all of a sudden stopped? Remember to include details about what might happen in your response.

If this was not here anymore than there would be no wind force.

Clouds

1. List three low clouds, three middle clouds, three high clouds, and one cloud with vertical development.

Three low clouds are fog, Nimbostratus, and Cumulus. Middle clouds are Altocumulus, Altostratus, and Lenticular. Three high clouds are Cirrocumulus, Cirrostratus, and Cirrus. And one clouds with a vertical development is Cumulonimbus.

2. Which clouds look the best to you?

I think Cumulonimbus looks the best to me, because i like the weather they bring.

3. What kind of weather does that type of cloud bring?

The type of cloud I like best brings lightning storms. I enjoy storms because I think they are so interesting