HUGE OBJECT MADE MOSTLY OF ICE THAT ORBITS THE SUN. IT MELTS AND FORMS A TAIL.
COMET
100
OUR NEAREST STAR AND TWO CHARACTERISTICS OF IT.
THE SUN
YELLOW, MAIN SEQUENCE, MEDIUM HEAT, MEDIUM LIFE, MEDIUM BRIGHTNESS, MEDIUM SIZE
100
PHASE OF THE MOON THAT IS ALWAYS BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE SUN.
NEW
100
Spiral, elliptical or irregular
shapes of galaxies
100
SUN, EARTH, MOON- LINED UP PERFECTLY!
LUNAR
200
SMALL ROCK OBJECT THAT HITS THE EARTH EVERY DAY!
THESE BURN UP IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND ARE KNOWN AS SHOOTING STARS
METEOR
200
CLOUD OF GAS WHERE STARS ARE FORMED
NEBULA
200
CAUSE OF TIDES
MOON'S GRAVITY
200
To spin on an axis. This takes Earth 24 hrs.
ROTATE
200
NAME AND SHAPE OF OUR GALAXY
MILKY WAY AND SPIRAL
300
LARGE ROCK IN SPACE THAT IS MOSTLY FOUND BETWEEN MARS AND JUPITER. LAST TIME ONE HIT, MASS EXTINCTION OCCURRED INCLUDING THE END OF THE DINOSAURS
ASTEROID.
300
ONLY THE CORE OF A DYING STAR
WHITE DWARF
300
Moon that is mostly light with the light on the right
waxing gibbous
300
To orbit.
This takes the Earth 365 1/4 days.
This takes the moon almost a month. (29.5 days).
REVOLVE
300
EVERYTHING WE KNOW OF THAT EXISTS! ALL OF SPACE.
UNIVERSE
400
WHY DO WE SEE A SHOOTING STAR
METEOR IS ON FIRE FROM FRICTION WITH THE ATMOSPHERE
400
NEXT STAGE FOR OUR SUN, COOLS AND EXPANDS
RED GIANT
400
A MOON THAT IS GETTING BRIGHTER.
WAXING
400
THIS IS USED TO MEASURE DISTANCE IN SPACE.
LIGHT YEARS
400
MOON THAT IS COMPLETELY DARK
NEW
500
A BURNING BALL OF GAS THAT USUALLY HAS PLANETS THAT ORBIT IT
A STAR
500
SUPER HUGE STAR THAT EXPLODES AND ONE OBJECT IT CAN TURN INTO AFTER AT THE END OF ITS CYCLE.
SUPERNOVA
BLACK HOLE OR NEUTRON/PULSAR STAR
500
TIDES THAT ARE SUPER HIGH. BOTH THE SUN AND THE MOON PULL ON THE WATER.
SPRING
500
THIS CAUSES SEASONS ON EARTH
THE EARTH IS TILT AS WE REVOLVE AROUND THE SUN
500
TOOL USED TO STUDY SPACE.
TELESCOPE- SEE SPACE FROM EARTH
SATELLITE- SEE SPACE FROM SPACE
PROBE- SATELLITE SENT TO DISTANT OBJECTS
ROVER- LANDS ON PLANETS TO COLLECT DATA
SHUTTLE- TAKES PEOPLE INTO SPACE.