Falling from the Sky
Astronomy
Galaxy
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Terms
100
What is a small rock particle of an asteroid or comet?
What is a meteoroid.
100
An ___________ is a person who studies the universe, including the sun, planets, and all the other objects in space.
What is an astronomer.
100
What is the name of our galaxy?
What is the Milky Way.
100
The study of the universe, including the sun, planets, and all other objects in space is called___________.
What is astronomy.
100
What is a glowing ball of burning gases?
What is a star?
200
What is a large group of stars that form a pattern that looks like an animal, person, or object ?
What is a constellation.
200
____________ used a telescope to observe Jupiter.
Who is Galileo.
200
An elliptical galaxy is shaped like a __________.
What is a flattened ball.
200
What is the force pulling together all objects in the universe?
What is gravity.
200
A group of stars that form a pattern that looks like an animal, person, or object is a ____________.
What is a constellation.
300
A frozen chunk of ice, dust, and rock that orbits the sun is called a ________________.
What is a comet.
300
The constellation that is part of the Great Bear is the ___________.
What is the Big Dipper.
300
An _____________ galaxy has no shape.
What is an irregular galaxy.
300
Sailors would use the location of certain stars and constellations to help them _______________.
What is to guide their ships.
300
A huge collection of stars, gases, and dust clouds is called a _____________.
What is a galaxy.
400
A chunk of rock and metal that orbits the sun is ___________.
What is an asteroid.
400
A galaxy that looks like a pinwheel and has arms that branch out from the center is called a ____________.
What is a spiral galaxy.
400
A cool, small star is ________________.
What is a red dwarf.
400
Farmers can use the movements of the stars and constellations to determine when to ____________.
What is to plant their crops.
400
A very hot, large star is a ______________.
What is Blue super giant.
500
A meteoroid that burns up as it enters the earth's atmosphere is a called a _______________.
What is a meteor.
500
How can a telescope help an astronomer do his or her job?
What is A telescope makes things that are far away appear closer. Astronomers study distant objects and need to be able to see them close up.
500
The North Star is always found in the same place in the night sky. How can this be important to a person lost in the woods?
What is By finding the North Star, east will be to the right, west to the left, & the south will be behind the person. By knowing directions a person can find his way out of the woods.
500
A meteoroid that does not burn up and lands on the earth's surface is called a _________________.
What is a meteorite.
500
A meteoroid that burns up as it enters the earth's atmosphere is a ________________.
What is a meteor.
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