Planets!
This planet is the "3'rd rock from the sun". It has a large amount of water on its surface and is the only planet that currently has conditions which sustain life as we know it.
What is Earth?
These are dark areas on the sun's surface.
What are sunspots?
These are human made objects which have been sent into orbit around Earth to relay communications, take pictures, and perform other tasks.
What are satellites?
Small and recently re-classified as a dwarf planet, this is the littlest planet found furthest out in our solar system.
What is Pluto?
The sun, and all bodies that orbit around it form this.
What is the solar system?
Thisastronomer invented the telescope, proved the Solar System was Heliocentric and was imprisoned for his beliefs.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
This is a HUGE system of gas, dust, and stars. Our solar system is found at one of the far edges of it.
What is the Milky Way Galaxy?
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
What is Jupiter?
All objects in the solar system travel around the sun in this kind of orbit that is not circular, but more oval shaped.
What is elliptical orbit?
"May the force be with you"..This astronomer is credited with identifying forces
Who is Isaac Newton?
This is a chunk of matter that enters our atmosphere and is heated by friction with the air to the point of burning up as it falls towards the Earth.
What is a meteor?
This is known as the red planet, and has shown evidence that it may have had microscopic life on it long ago.
What is Mars?
This is the innermost part of the sun where it's energy is generated.
What is the core?
This HR (Hirtsprung Russell Diagram) is based on what two characteristics of a star?
What is Temperature and Absolute Magnitude?
This is the last stage of a stars life.
What is a black dwarf star?
This is a large rotating cloud of dust and hydrogen gas.
What is a nebula?
This is the 8th planet from the Sun, and is made of mostly hyrdrogen, helium, and methane gas.
What is Neptune?
The sun's rays strike Earth most directly along here.
What is the equator?
This is a change in wavelength as waves approach and pass an object.
What is the Doppler effect?
This is the term used to describe a star that has stabalized.
What is a main-sequence star?
This planet is how we locate a star in the sky
What is Parallax?