Stars and Galaxies
What is a star?
A big ball of gas (like the Sun).
Which galaxy is Earth located in?
Milky Way Galaxy
The moon orbits what?
Earth
Name a constellation.
Whatever you say, I will look it up on my phone. For example though, you could say:
The Big Dipper, The Little Dipper, Orion, Canus Majorus, etc...
How long does it take Earth to orbit the Sun?
About 365 days.
What makes something far away appear closer?
Telescope
What is at the center of our Solar System?
The sun.
Which star is the closest to the earth?
The sun.
Uncrewed vehicles used to explore and collect information from other worlds are called what?
Space Probes
This is a small body made of rock, dust, and ice that produces a visible gaseous tail when it approaches the sun.
Comets
What is a constellation?
What is a galaxy?
A huge system containing hundreds of billions of stars held together by gravity.
Name Three ways God made sure Earth was right for people.
1. We are at a perfect distance from the sun.
2. We have an atmosphere which shields us from space and filters the uv rays.
3. We have all three states of water- solid, liquid, gas.
How do Astronauts travel into space?
A spaceship or rocket.
Earth's rotation causes what?
Day and Night
What is included inside the Universe?
Everything that exists such as all of the galaxies, stars, solar systems, planets, moons, etc.
This person uses a telescope to study objects in space.
Astronomer
Define the word orbit.
The path the first object takes around the other object.
What was the point of sending rovers to Mars?
To explore the surface of the planet, take pictures, and explore the possible geological history.
What is the order of Earth, Sun, and moon for a lunar eclipse starting from the left and ending on the right?
Sun, Earth, Moon
List the three main types of galaxies.
Spiral, Elliptical, Irregular
Who discovered that planets revolve around the sun, not earth?
Galileo
Define revolve.
When one object moves around another object in a circular motion.
The Hubble Space Telescope.
Explain what happens during a new moon phase.
When the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth, the Moon is lit on the side facing away from Earth, and the Moon appears dark.