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100

This object is made of ice and rock, and it has a tail.

Comet

100

What is the unit we measure distance in when determining a star's location?

Lightyears 
100

What is the name of the Star at the center of our solar system? 

The Sun

100

Who invented the Refracting Telescope? 

Galileo Galilei

100

This is the time is takes for the Earth to make a full rotation. 

24 hours / 1 Day

200

These are found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.

Asteroids
200

What is an exploding star called? 

Supernova

200

What is it called when stars make a picture / pattern in the sky?

A Constellation

200

This a base in space where people from all over the world can do experiments, and some stay there for over a year.

ISS (international space station)

200

This is the time it takes for the Earth to make a full revolution. 

365 days / 1 year

300

These objects are made of rock, and when it enters the atmosphere, its name is changed, and if it hits the ground, its name is changed again.

Meteor

300

Scientists believe these contain so much gravity that light cannot escape.

A black hole

300

What are three characteristics about The Sun? 

Answers vary:

has solar flares, only star in our solar system, all planets revolve around the sun, it is a star, it gives us our light, makes the moon visible, etc. 

300

Who invented the Reflecting Telescope? 

Issac Newton

300

This is the term for a meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and lands on the surface?

Meteorite

400

What is happens when something is rotating?

The object is spinning around it's own axis or center. 

400

When a star cools, it becomes much larger and becomes one of these.

Red giant/super red giant

400

What stage of the life cycle does a star spend most of it's life? 

Main Sequence 

400

What is the object that goes into space and leaves Earth's orbit to explore other planets and objects in our solar system? 

Probes

400

This is the measurement we use for how far light travels in one year. 

Light-years

500

What happens when something is revolving?

The object is spinning around other object. 
500

What is the warmest color of a star? What is the coldest color of a star? 

Warmest is Blue. Coldest is Red. 

500

What is one primary purpose of constellations in ancient cultures? 

To tell stories and legends through the patterns. 
500

What is the object that goes into space and leaves our solar system to explore other star systems. 

Interstellar Probes 

500

If a star is 3 light-years away, how long does it take for the light to reach earth? 

3 Years