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Comets
Meteors/
Asteroids
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Quasars
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Stars
Galaxies
100
An icy snowball
What is a comet?
100
Earth passes through the dusty orbit of a comet
What causes meteor showers?
100
singularity
What is one part of a black hole?
100
emission, reflection, planetary and bok globule
What are types of nebulae?
100
spiral galaxy
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
200
Comets' icy surface begins to melt.
What happens when a comet gets close to the sun?
200
a meteor
When a body passes through our atmosphere it is called?
200
A black hole forms
What happens when a star runs out of fuel and implodes in on itself?
200
Star nursery
What is a nebula?
200
three
How many galaxies are in our local group?
300
Nucleus, coma, tail
What are the three parts of a comet?
300
Large chunks of rocky material with metal in it
What is an asteroid?
300
A region in space where gravity is so strong not even light can escape.
What is a black hole?
300
They live longer and burn fuel slower.
What are the benefits of being a small star?
300
types of galaxies
What is elliptical, irregular and spiral?
400
Halley's comet
What comet was discovered in 1682?
400
Space rock reaches land.
When is it a meteorite?
400
One part of a black hole that is "in".
What is the inner event horizon?
400
Red dwarf, blue giants and yellow
What are star types?
400
Andromeda
What is the only other galaxy besides the Milky Way that can be seen with the naked eye?
500
2062
What year is Halley's comet returning?
500
Stony, iron and stony iron
What are three types of meteorites?
500
Extremely bright masses of energy and light
What is a quasar?
500
A star explodes.
What is a supernova?
500
galaxy
What is a large group of stars usually circling a black hole?