Words That Begin With the Letter A
The study of celestial objects (such as stars, galaxies, planets, moons, asteroids, comets and nebulae.
What is Astronomy?
These occur when the moon blocks out the suns light or when the earth casts a shadow on the Moon.
What is an ECLIPSE?
I am the color of the coolest kind of stars
What is a RED star?
The sun, planets, dwarf planets, moons, comets, asteroids and comets
What is THE SOLAR SYSTEM?
The EXACT number of days in a year
What is 365.25 ?
A rocky mass up to several hundred kilometers wide that revolves around the sun.
What is an ASTEROID?
I discovered that Jupiter has four moons
Who is GALILEO?
The size and color of the Earth's sun
What is A MEDIUM sized YELLOW star?
One full movement of an object around another object
What is an ORBIT
The approximate number of days that it takes the moon to make one complete orbit around the earth
What is 28?
The layer of gases that surround the earth and other panets
What is The ATMOSPHERE?
Aa cloud of dust and gas in which stars are born
What is A NEBULA?
I am a star that is dying
What is A SUPERNOVA
Name the eight planets plus the Dwarf
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and ........Pluto
The scientific measurement used to measure how far light travels in one year
What is a LIGHTYEAR?
An ancient tool used to find the time, predict when the sun would rise or set, or determine the location of stars in the night sky.
What is An ASTROLABE?
These are used to see objects far out in space
What are TELESCOPES?
A point in space that has such a strong force of gravity that nothing can escape, not even light
What is A BLACK HOLE?
A spacecraft without a crew that is equipped with scientific instruments, and cameras
What is Aa Space Probe/Rover?
The number of hours that it takes the earth to make one complete rotation
What is 24?
The imaginary line upon which the earth and other planets spin
What is an AXIS?
Galileo discovered that I have phases just like the moon
What is The Planet VENUS?
A group of stars in the night sky that form a pattern
What is A CONSTELLATION?
A frozen mass of Dust and Ice that orbits the sun
What is A COMET?
The speed of Light
What is 186,000 miles per second?