Stars
What is a Star?
Hot ball of gas and dust.
What is a Comet?
Ice, Rock and Dust packed together.
What instrument or tool do you use to look at the Stars?
Telescope
What color are the hottest stars?
Blue
What is an Asteroid?
A rock in Space that revolves around the sun.
How was the Universe created?
Big Bang Theory!
What color are the coldest stars?
Red
What is the difference between a Comet and an Asteroid?
Comet=Ice
Asteroid=No Ice
What is the huge area of Asteroids between Mars and Jupiter called?
Asteroid Belt
What do we call the biggest Stars in the Universe?
Supergiants.
True or False: Shooting Stars are real. Explain your answer.
No! False! They are either Comets or Meteoroids
What do we call small pieces broken off from an Asteroid?
Meteoroid
Explain how a Black Hole forms.
When a Supernova dies, the explosion is so powerful the Universe sucks in back into a black hole.
What is the difference between a Meteoroid and a Meteoorite?
Meteoroid=In Outer Space
Meteorite=Landed on Earth
Explain what a Nebula is.
A cloud of gas and dust in outer space, where Stars begin to form.