Vocabulary
Constellations
Stars
100
A chunk of rock and metal that orbits the sun.
What is an asteroid?
100

Who found 48 of our recognized constellations?

Who is Ptolemy?

100
Largest stars are called ______.
What are supergiants?
200
A person who studies the universe, including the sun, planets, and all the other objects in space.
What is an astronomer?
200

What constellation look like twins?

What is Gemini?

200
______________ stars are the hottest.
What is blue?
300
A frozen chunk of ice, dust, and rock that orbits the sun.
What is a comet?
300

What constellation look like a scorpion?

What is Scorpio?

300
An example of a yellow star.
What is the sun?
400
A group of stars that forms a pattern in the shape of an animal, person, or object and is named for that shape.
What is a constellation?
400

What is the name of the constellations that represent spoons?

What is Big Dipper and Little Dipper?

400
This star is used to help find your direction.
What is the North Star?
500
A huge collection of stars, gases, and dust clouds.
What is a galaxy?
500

What is the constellation that looks like a hunter?

What is Orion?

500
A glowing ball of burning gases.
What is a star?
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