Astronomy p.2
God-created Universe p.3
Calendar & Signs p.3-4
Stars & Planets p.5
Solar System p.5-6
100
The word "astronomy" means "knowledge of the stars".
If "onomy" means "knowledge of",
then "aster" means __________.
star
100
This book of the Bible tells us about Creation.
Genesis
100
God made the planets, moons, and stars in the sky so we could tell time, know the timing of the seasons, and ________.
count the days and years.
100
The two brightest objects (besides the moon) in the night sky are sometimes mistaken for stars. They are actually ______.
planets
100
The sun and all the planets that travel around the sun make up the ______________.
Solar System
200
This is what the Bible calls everything in space.
the heavens
200
The creation of the heavens, the earth, and everything in them took this many days.
6 days
200
It is believed that this monument in England was used by ancient people to tell that spring had arrived.
Stonehenge
200
____________ appear to twinkle in the sky, but planets do not twinkle.
Stars
200
When we drop something, it doesn't really fall. It gets pulled down to the earth by _________.
gravity
300
A person who studies the stars, the planets, and everything in space.
an astronomer
300
God made the stars and the moon to give us ________ at night.
light
300
God created within the birds a special gift we call ________ to know which direction to fly
instinct
300
"Shooting stars" are not stars at all. They are actually __________.
meteors
300
Which planets have more gravity: heavier planets or lighter planets?
Heavier planets have more gravity.
400
So many of these in the city make it hard to see stars in the sky.
the city lights
400
God made the stars and the moon to give us a calendar and ________.
signs
400
When sailors did not have compasses to know which direction they were going, they used the 'patterns of the stars in the sky' to help them know which direction to sail.
The patterns of stars in the sky are called _______.
Hint: This is an example of one:
Constellations
400
Other planets help keep the earth in place by keeping it from moving too far away from the ________ or too close to it.
sun
400
The pull that planets have on each other is called _______ ______.
gravitational pull
500
He created the universe.
God
500
Scientists have found that these things help keep life going on earth.
the planets, stars, and other things in space
500
God gave a sign that the Savior had come by placing a star over the city of _____________ when Yeshua was born.
Bethlehem
500
The sun pulls on the earth with a force called ______.
gravity
500
This phrase is used to remember the order of the planets.
My Very Early Morning Just Started Under Nancy's Pancakes.