This is a circle
Stars from in regions of space where there are huge accumulations of gas and dust called ...
nebulae
Depending on the mass of a star, it will either become _____________ or _____________.
Sun-like or massive
A rapidly spinning object that remains after a supernova (star explosion) occurs
Neutron star
Sun-like stars turn into ....
Main sequence
Groupings of stars we see as patterns in the night sky
Constellations
These rocky objects travel in a narrow belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. They can range from a few meters to several hundred kilometres.
Asteroids
The first stage in a star's formation
protostar
A grouping of millions or billions of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
Galaxy
A highly dense remnant of a star in which gravity is so strong that not even light can escape
Black hole
Massive stars turn into....
Red supergiants
Often called dirty snowballs. Objects made up of dust and ice that travel through space. Their long tails and bright glow appear when they get close to the Sun.
Comets
A measurement that tells you how high in the sky an object is.
Altitude
The Sun, like most stars, is mainly made up of these two gases ...
Hydrogen and helium
After a supernova occurs, if a star is not completely destroyed by the explosion it becomes a _______ __________ or a black hole.
Neutron star
When a red supergiant explodes this is called _______________.
A supernova
3 basic parts of a rocket:
structural and mechanical elements
fuel
payload
Red giants eventually turn into ________ __________ and then into _________ __________.
Red giants turn into white dwarfs and then into black dwarfs.
Small piece of rock flying through space with no particular path
meteroid
A measurement that tells you compass direction
Azimuth
When this object gets pulled into our atmosphere by Earth's gravity they give off light. Another word for shooting star.
Meteor
Name the 3 different types of galaxies.
Spiral galaxy
Elliptical galaxy
Irregular galaxy
Space Station
This model explains the birth of solar systems :
1) There is a swirling cloud of gas and dust.
2) Most material accumulates in the centre forming the Sun
3) Remaining material accumulates in smaller clumps circling the centre. These are the planets.
Protoplanet Hypothesis
What a shooting star is called if it lasts long enough to hit Earth's surface
Meteorite