The Universe
The Universe was compressed to the size of this before the big bang
What is an Atom
This is the Star that is closest to Earth
What is the Sun?
This is often mistakenly called a "shooting star."
What is a meteor?
A small rocky body orbiting the sun. Responsible for wiping out many dinosaurs
What is an asteroid?
The moon is responsible for these Lows and highs.
What are the tides?
This is the element that has a residue throughout space that implies a massive release of energy. Our sun produces it
What is Helium?
The reaction that takes place in the sun is the conversion of this element to this element.
What is H to He?
Hailbob and Haley's are an example of these space objects that also orbit the sun
What is a comet?
This describes a "day" of a planet.
What is a rotation?
French breakfast rolls are named for this type of moon that displays a sliver of light.
What is a crescent?
The Name of our Solar System
What is The Milky Way?
The Sun is described as this type of star
What is a Yellow Dwarf?
This describes the brightness of a star depending on where it is viewed from.
What is Luminosity?
This describes how far light can travel in a year.
What is a light year?
This occurs when there is 2 full moons in one month.
What is a blue moon?
This type of shift describes the Universe moving away from us on Earth
What is red shift?
This process is responsible for a stars energy.
What is Nuclear fusion?
This takes 1 year for the Earth to do around the sun.
What is a revolution?
The term for the planets that are closer to the sun in our solar system, which are much greater density.
What are Terrestrial planets?
This is the term for a moon that gains more light as the month progresses, like the creation of a candle stick.
What is waxing?
This is a shift of the spectrum that would describe the universe moving back in our direction
What is Blue Shift?
The name of the North star.
What is Polaris?
This is the measurement that describes 93 million miles or the distance from Earth to the sun
What is an Astronomical Unit?
This can be found between Mars and Jupiter
What is an Asteroid field?
This term describes a moon that is reflecting less light as the month progresses.
What is waning?