UNIVERSE 1
The universe includes...
planets, stars, solar systems and galaxies
Galaxies have different shapes.
spiral, elliptical or irregular
They are small pieces of rock or metal from an asteroid or comet that orbits the Sun.
Meteoroids
The Solar System is located at the edge of the
________________________
Milky Way
it is made of trillions of stars
a galaxy
What are huge balls of gas where nuclear reactions take place?
Stars
What´s the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
The pieces of meteor which hit the Earth´s surface are called_____________________
meteorites
Name the inner planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
The galaxy that is considered the oldest
elliptical
A group of stars which make an imaginary shape in the night sky is a...
Constellation
They are celestial bodies that orbit a star and do not emit light.
planets and dwarf planets
A rocky , irregular mass that orbits the Sun is an____________________
asteroid
Name the outer planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
The galaxy that has arms
spiral
Name a Constellation
The Great Bear
Name a dwarf planet
Pluto, Erin...
The pieces of meteor which hit the Earth´s surface are called_____________________
meteorites
Name the two main regions of asteroids in the Solar System.
The asteroid belt and the Kuiper Belt
The galaxy with the most space dust
irregular
A galaxy is an enormous system of _______, __________ and ___________ that is held together by the force of gravity.
stars, dust and gas
A comet is made of___________________________
ice, dust and gases.
A rocky , irregular mass that orbits the Sun is
an ___________________________
Asteroid
Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk the moon in__________________
1969
The three different kinds of galaxies.
spiral, elliptical, and irregular