THE SOLAR SYSTEM
ROCKS THAT SEEM TO BE PART OF A BLOWN UP PLANET
WHAT ARE ASTEROIDS?
A STAR COMPLETELY BLOWS UP
WHAT IS A SUPERNOVA?
HE DISCOVERED MOON GOING AROUND JUPITER
WHO WAS GALILEO?
A SYSTEM OF BILLIONS OF STARS (AND SOLAR SYSTEMS) TRAVELING TOGETHER AS A GROUP
WHAT IS A GALAXY?
THIS GROUP OF STARS IS ACTUALLY PART OF THE BIG BEAR AND IS IMPORTANT FOR KNOWING DIRECTIONS
WHAT IS THE BIG DIPPER?
THIS OBJECT HAS A GLOWING TAIL
WHAT IS A COMET?
THIS IS THE ONLY STAR IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
WHAT IS THE SUN?
HE CAME UP WITH THE HELIOCENTRIC IDEA
WHO IS COPERNICUS?
THE DISTANCE LIGHT TRAVELS IN A YEAR
WHAT IS A LIGHT YEAR?
THE 12 CONSTELLATIONS THAT WERE BELIEVED TO INFLUENCE YOUR LIFE
WHAT IS THE ZODIAC?
THE MOON'S PHASE THAT COMES RIGHT AFTER A WAXING HALF MOON OR 1ST QUARTER.
WHAT IS A WAXING GIBBOUS?
STARS START OUT AS THIS GASEOUS CLOUD
WHAT IS A NEBULA?
HE SAID THAT THE EARTH IS IN THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
WHO WAS PTOLEMY?
THIS KIND OF ECLIPSE OCCURS WHEN THE MOON BLOCKS THE SUN
WHAT IS A SOLAR ECLIPSE?
THIS STAR IS THE TAIL OF THE LITTLE BEAR (OR LITTLE DIPPER) AND IS RIGHT OVER OUR NORTH POLE
WHAT IS POLARIS (THE NORTH STAR)?
ROCKS AND/OR METAL THAT HIT THE EARTH FROM OUTER SPACE
WHAT ARE METEORS (METEORITES)?
THIS COLOR STAR IS THE HOTTEST
WHAT IS BLUE OR BLUE-WHITE STAR?
SCHIAPARELLI SAID THAT HE SAW THIS ON MARS
WHAT ARE "CANALI" (CHANNELS) ?
THE IDEA THAT HELPS US DETERMINE THE DISTANCE TO A STAR IS THAT OBJECTS SEEM TO CHANGE POSITION WHEN VIEWED FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES
WHAT IS PARALLAX?
CONSTELLATIONS LIKE ORION THE HUNTER CAN BE SEEN IN THE WINTER BUT NOT IN THIS SEASON
WHAT IS SUMMER?
THIS PLANET HAS THE ONLY MOON WITH AN ATMOSPHERE
WHAT IS SATURN?
NOT EVEN LIGHT CAN ESCAPE THIS STAR'S GRAVITY.
WHAT IS A BLACK HOLE?
THIS IS THE ONLY OBJECT IN SPACE THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY LANDED ON AND RETURNED
WHAT IS THE MOON?
THE ILLUSION THAT PLANETS SOMETIMES TRAVEL BACKWARDS
WHAT IS RETROGRADE MOTION?
THIS CONSTELLATION REMINDS ME OF THE COWARD IN THE WIZARD OF OZ.
WHAT IS LEO THE LION?