VOCABULARY
A massive system consisting of stars, planets, gas, dust, and dark matter, all bound together by gravity
What is a Galaxy?
How many moons does Jupiter have?
What is 95?
Everything that exists physically, from the smallest particles to the largest structures.
What is The Universe?
Earth is considered this type of planet
What is Terrestrial?
Scorpios are ruled by two celestial bodies, one of which was once considered a planet but now shares its title as a "dwarf planet."
What is Pluto?
When celestial bodies grow by accumulating material, such as dust and gas, from their surroundings
What is Accretion?
13.8 billion years ago, a massive explosion that caused space and time to expand from an extremely hot and dense state
What is The Big Bang?
The name of the galaxy we inhabit
What is The Milky Way?
This planet is the only planet in our solar system not named after a roman God / Goddess
What is Earth?
This planet rules over the sign of love, named after the Roman goddess of beauty
What is Venus?
The center of mass around which two or more celestial bodies, such as a planet and its moon, orbit
What is Barycenter?
The JWST uses ____________ capabilities to detect heat emitted by distant and early galaxies and stars that are obscured by dust, allowing it to see further into the universe than optical telescopes.
What is Infrared?
A meteor that lands on Earth
What is a Meteorite?
The Earth's orbital period around the Sun
What is 365.24 days?
This fiery planet rules over Aries, so it’s no shock that it’s also named after the Roman god of war
What is Mars?
Suggests that the solar system formed from a rotating disk of gas and dust, which gradually coalesced to form the Sun, planets, and other solar system bodies.
What is The Solar Nebular Theory?
The period it takes for a celestial body to complete one orbit around a star
What is Orbital Period?
A small rock or particle from space that has not yet entered Earth's atmosphere
What is a Meteoroid?
The idea that Earth is in the middle of the universe, and all the planets, stars, and other space objects circle around it.
What is Geocentric / Geocentrism?
This planet is the ruler of communication, so it’s fitting that it’s also the fastest planet to orbit the Sun
What is Mercury?
The idea that Earth is at the center of the universe, with all other celestial bodies orbiting around it
What is Geocentric / Geocentrism?
Name all 8 planets in our solar system in order
Mercury (Terrestrial)
Venus (Terrestrial)
Earth (Terrestrial)
Mars (Terrestrial)
Jupiter (Gas Giant)
Saturn (Gas Giant)
Uranus (Gas / Ice Giant)
Neptune (Gas / Ice Giant)
The primary evidence that supports the Big Bang Theory
What is Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation?
The shape Earth moves in in relation to the sun?
What is an elliptical orbit? (Oval)
This slow-moving planet rules Capricorn, a sign known for patience and discipline. Coincidentally, it takes nearly 30 Earth years to complete one orbit
What is Saturn?