Astronomy
Astronomy 2
Astronomy 3
Astronomy 4
Astronomy 5
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This is the study of the universe
Astronomy
100
The hottest planet in our solar system
Venus
100
_______was one of the first people to use a telescope to explore the Moon, Venus, and discovered the larger moons of Jupiter
Galileo
100
The color of the hottest star
Blue
100
A solar eclipse occurs when this is between earth and the sun
Moon
200
How long it takes for the moon to orbit the earth.
27 days
200
The moon phase that is necessary to potentially view a lunar eclipse
Full moon
200
This is between the inner and outer planets
Asteroid Belt
200
The outer planets are also known as _______ giants.
Gas
200
Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
300
The time it takes for the earth to orbit around the sun.
365.25 days
300
The smallest planet in our solar system
Mercury
300
A low mass star eventually becomes _____
A white dwarf
300
The north star is also know by this name
Polaris
300
This is responsible for the earth's seasons
Tilt of the Earth
400
What is the amount of time required for the earth to complete a sidereal day?
23:56:04
400
List the planets in order from the sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
400
A star and the objects that orbit it is called this
Star system
400
______ are sections of the sky which contain recognizable star patterns.
Constellation
400
The amount the Earth's axis is tilted
23.5°
500
The first human built satellite was called ____
Sputnik 1
500
What is a dirty space snowball
Comet
500
The force that keeps planets orbiting the sun
Gravity
500
The 2nd person to walk on the moon
Buzz Aldrin
500
The place where stars are born
Nebula