Terrestrial Planets
The terrestrial planet closest to the Sun
What is Mercury
The Gas Giant known for being orbited by many rings
What is Saturn
The biggest star, orbited by all the planets in the solar system
What is the Sun
A vast group of dust, stars, and gas held together by gravity
An object that orbits the Sun, has a round shape, but is blocked by debris
The terrestrial planet also called the "Red Planet."
What is Mars
The biggest of the gas giants, contains storms one being known as the "Great Red Spot."
What is Jupiter
All stars begin as
What is a nebula
The galaxy that contains Earth
What is the Milky Way Galaxy
When a star expands too much and collapses, it becomes this
What is a black hole
The terrestrial planet that is orbited by one moon.
What is Earth
The Gas Giant orbited by a moon called Triton, known for having volcanoes that discharge gas and liquid
What is Neptune
What is a constellation
The type of galaxy with an irregular shape
What is an Irregular Galaxy
An object that crosses paths with Earth, sometimes crashing on Earth's surface
What is a meteor/ meteorite
The terrestrial planet composed of mostly carbon dioxide and nitrogen, with a retrograde rotation
What is Venus
The Gas Giant known for spinning on its axis
What is Uranus
The process in which a star gains heat
What is Fusion
The type of Galaxy that spirals outward from a central bulge
What is a Spiral Galaxy
Small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun, many of which are clustered in between Jupiter and Mars
What are asteroids/ asteroid belt
Place the terrestrial planets in order
Mercury-Venus-Earth-Mars
The gas that gives two of the Gas Giants a bluish color
What is Methane
The brightest and hottest stars are known as
What is a White Dwarf
A 1920s astronomer who used a telescope to view other galaxies
Who is Edwin Hubble
A source of light that is the most powerful energy source in the Universe
What is a Quasar