Ancient Legends/Models of Space
Star Life Cycle
Planet Characteristics
Matter in Space
Motion in Space
100
This is also known as the heliocentric model.
What is a sun centered model
100
This is the number of paths that a star can take in its lifetime
What is two
100
This is another name for the inner four planets.
What is terrestrial
100
This is the real name for a "shooting star".
What is a meteor
100
This is the name of the day that equal amounts of light and dark.
What is equinox
200
This model has the Earth at the center.
What is a geo or Earth centered model
200
All stars start out as this.
What is a nebula
200
This is the largest body in our solar system.
What is the Sun
200
This object has a nucleus, coma and a tail.
What is a comet
200
This is the longest day of the year.
What is the Winter Solstice on December 21
300
These are the main objects that legends are made about.
What are constellations
300
This is the stage which the star is the largest.
What is red giant/red supergiant
300
Venus is a hotter planet than Mercury even though it is farther from the sun. This greenhouse gas is responsible for this phenomenon.
What is carbon dioxide.
300
A meteor becomes this when it hits Earth.
What is a meteorite
300
This type of eclipse occurs when the moon is aligned between the sun and Earth.
What is a solar eclipse.
400
This culture believed that the big dipper was a bear being chased by hunters.
What is Native American
400
One of two possibilities for a stage after a supernova. Not a black hole.
What is a neutron star
400
This unit of measurement is equal to the distance from the Sun to Earth.
What is an astronomical unit
400
We live in this galaxy.
What is the Milky Way
400
These allows us to predict events in space.
What is an orbit
500
Copernicus proposed this model.
What is heliocentric
500
This can be the end stage of a star's life. It is very dense, has high gravity and it hard to detect.
What is a black hole
500
This is the reason for the general trend in temperatures in the solar system.
What is distance from the sun.
500
These are three types of galaxies.
What are irregular, spiral and elliptical.
500
This is the day of the summer solstice.
What is June 21
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