Astronomy Concepts
Give the term to match the description:
A group of stars that form a picture
constellation
What determines our year?
Earth's revolution
what is also called Polaris or the Pole Star
North Star
a satellite in which an astronaut can live for months at a time
space station
Give the term to match the description:
A huge star system
galaxy
What determines our day and night?
Earth's rotation
a part of the Great Bear
Big Dipper
line where the earth seems to meet with the sky
horizon
star and all the heavenly objects that orbit it
solar system
What determines our seasons?
Earth's tilt on its axis
an object that gives off its own visible light
luminous
an unmanned spacecraft that collects data and pictures in space
space probe
Give the term to match the description:
Heavenly body that orbits a star
planet
What determines our months?
the moon's revolution around the earth
flight and space agency of the U.S. government
NASA
also called the Little Bear
Little Dipper
Draw a picture of the solar system and label each planet. Then, draw a star next to each outer planet.
In order: Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Unscramble the words:
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axis
inner planets
Milky Way
outer planets
rotate
revolve
lunar cycle
orbits a planet or star
satellite