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50 FACTS about SPACE SCIENCE!
Name: _______________________________
How much do you actually know about Space and Astronomy?
1. What is a collection of hundreds of billions of stars that are held together by gravity? __________________.
2. The term that refers to everything that physically exists, including all forms of energy is called the _________________.
3. What is the study of the universe called? __________________________.
4. A person who studies astronomy is called an ______________________________.
5. The sun along with the planets is known as the ___________________ ____________________.
6. A hot ball of plasma is known as a _________________________.
7. The distance between the earth and the sun is known as an ___________________________ ____________.
8. A light-year is a measure of the _______________________ a light ray travels in a year.
9. A group of stars that appear to form a picture or pattern is called a __________________________________
10. What is the name of the first planet closest to the sun? _______________________.
11. What is the name of the second planet closest to the sun? _______________________.
12. What is the name of the third planet closest to the sun? _______________________.
13. What is the name of the fourth planet closest to the sun? _______________________.
14. What is the name of the fifth planet closest to the sun? _______________________.
15. What is the name of the sixth planet closest to the sun? _______________________.
16. What is the name of the seventh planet closest to the sun? _______________________.
17. What is the name of the eighth planet closest to the sun? _______________________.
18. The rocky bodies floating in space between the fourth and fifth planet are the ____________________ __________.
19. The term that describes the earth as it spins on its axis is called its ____________________________.
20. If it is Spring in the Northern Hemisphere it is ____________________ in the Southern Hemisphere.
21. The term used to describe when the planets make a complete revolution around the sun is called an __________________.
22. A ____________________
___________________________ occurs when the Moon blocks the Sun’s light to the earth.
23. The planet which has a hot atmosphere due to the CO2 in the atmosphere is ______________________.
24. A ____________________ _______________________ occurs when the Earth blocks out the Sun’s light on the moon.
25. The Moon’s revolution around the earth causes the rise and fall of the __________________.
26. The planet with the biggest storm in its atmosphere is __________________________________.
27. The planet with the largest radius is ______________________________________.
28. This planet has an Ozone layer to block UV rays. __________________________________
29. The two major groups of the planets are the ______________________ planets and the ________________ planets.
30. A ___________________ is a celestial body made of dust and ice.
31. ________________________ are small pieces of rock that travel throughout the solar system.
32. The most important tool of an astronomer is a __________________________. The name of the most important to NASA
is the ___________________ ___________________________.
33. The name of the device that is placed in space to orbit the earth is called a ______________________.
34. The death of a very large star is called a ___________________________.
35. A star is born from a __________________________________.
36. The smallest planet in our solar system is ______________________.
37. The planet with vertical rings is ________________________.
38. The coldest planet is _____________________________.
39. The process releasing energy in the sun is _______________________
_________________________.
40. The planet that the pathfinder visited ____________________________.
41. The number of moons around Earth ____
42. The number of moons around Mars ____
43. The number of moons around Jupiter _____
44. The number of stars in our solar system ______
45. The age of the sun ___________________
46. The constellation containing Polaris (the North Star) _______________________________
47. _____________ is the force of attraction between all objects in the universe.
48. All of the planets circle the sun in a _______________________ direction.
49. Moonlight is caused by _________________ ________________________
50. Aurora Borealis is caused when charged particles from solar flares enter the Earth’s __________________ ___________