Vocabulary
large bodies that orbit the sun
planets
shape of the lighted part of the Moon that we see at any given time
phase
what is the name of our home galaxy
The Milky Way
Carbonaceous meteorites are rich in this material?
Carbon
How much of the moon is always lit by the sun
Half
an exploding star
supernova
a Star
for a solar eclipse to occur the Moon must be in a straight line between what
The Sun and the Earth
This term is used to describe the brightness of a star
magnitude
the moon changes in appearance in cycles lasting this long
a Month
the Sun and all the planets, moons, and other bodies traveling around it
Solar System
a number of stars that appear to form a pattern
constellation
The most famous comet is known as?
Haley's Comet
the color of a star is related to what
temperature
When we see the entire half of the lit moon, the moon is in this phase?
Full Moon
when the Earth passes through the moon's shadow
Solar eclipse
rocky or metallic objects that orbit the Sun
asteroid
The word “planet” comes from a Greek word that means what
"wanderer"
A star starts its life as a large ball of gas and dust known as this
Nebula
Tides are the rise and fall of water levels, this is caused by what?
gravity
a ball of ice and rock that orbits the Sun
comet
small asteroid, that comes from materials ejected by a comet
meteoroid
What is an object whose gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape it
Black hole
What makes a meteorite different than a meteoroid and meteor
It reaches the earth's surface
When using the term “Waxing” when describing the phases of the moon, it means this?
growing larger