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Space – Astronomy Review
Universe
Astronomy
Nonluminous
Star
Axis
Revolution
Orbital Period
Hydrogen
Terrestrial Planets
Outer Planets
Satellites
Asteroid Belt
Comets
Sun
Sun-Centered Solar System
Telescopes
Radio Telescope
Solar Flare
photosphere
Sunspots
Milky Way Galaxy
Earth-Centered Universe
Nebula
Gravity
White Dwarf
Neutron Star
Big Bang Theory
Spacecraft
Launcher
Thrust
Global Positioning System
Microgravity
Low Earth Orbit
Constellations
Planet
Light Pollution
Astronomical Unit
Gas Giants
Meteoroid
Zodiac Constellation
Triangulation
Corona
solar prominence
Quasars
nuclear fusion
Red Supergiants
Black Hole
ISS
RADARSAT
Space Junk
pointer stars
Solar System
Rotation
Orbits
Probes
Asteroids
Meteorites
Galaxy
Light year
Chromosphere
core
Star Clusters
Observatory
Red giants
Pulsar
Payload
geosynchronous orbit
Free-fall
Venus
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The _________ is everything that exists, including all matter and energy
everywhere.
The study of what is beyond Earth is called ___________.
Groups of stars that form shapes or patterns are called ___________.
The _________ _____consists of our Sun and all the objects that travel around it.
Objects that do not emit their own light are _____________.
A _____ is matter that emits huge amounts of energy.
Spinning of an object around its axis is called __________.
Earth’s _____ is an imaginary straight line joining the North Pole and the South
Pole.
The travelling of one object around another is called ____________.
Planets revolve around the sun in paths called _______.
To compare large distances, astronomers use a distance measurement called the
____________ _______
Planets closest to the Sun are called _________ ________ because they resemble
Earth.
Large natural objects that revolve around planets are called ___________.
Between Mars and Jupiter, there is a large gap in the solar system where small
rocky objects called ___________ exist and form an asteroid belt.
A __________ is a lump of rock or metal that is trapped by Earth’s gravity and
pulled down through Earth’s atmosphere.
An object that is large enough to hit the ground before totally vapourizing is
called a ___________.
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A ________ is a chunk of frozen matter that travels in a long orbit and may have
a tail.
In ancient times, people thought that the Earth was the centre of the universe and
that all the other objects revolved around it. This idea is called the _______
___________ ___________
The Earth travelling around the Sun is called the ______ _______ ______
_______.
A _________ is a huge collection of gas, dust, and hundreds of billions of stars
and planets.
A device that receives radio waves from space is called a ______ _________.
Sun produces energy through a process called _______ _______.
The outer part of the sun is called the ________.
The inner atmosphere of the sun is called the __________.
Flares that travel outward from the chromosphere are called ______ _______.
The surface of the sun is called the __________.
Large sheets of glowing gases coming outward from the chromosphere is called a
_________ ____________.
Nuclear fusion’s occurs in the ______ of the sun.
Storms that appear on the sun that produce dark regions are called __________.
2. List the planets in order starting with the one closest to the sun.
3. Describe the differences between three planets.
4. Which planets have moons?
5. List the similarities between a star map and a road map.
6. Compare a planet with an asteroid.
7. List and draw four different constellations.
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Space – Astronomy Review
Universe
Astronomy
Nonluminous
Star
Axis
Revolution
Orbital Period
Hydrogen
Terrestrial Planets
Outer Planets
Satellites
Asteroid Belt
Comets
Sun
Sun-Centered Solar System
Telescopes
Radio Telescope
Solar Flare
photosphere
Sunspots
Milky Way Galaxy
Earth-Centered Universe
Nebula
Gravity
White Dwarf
Neutron Star
Big Bang Theory
Spacecraft
Launcher
Thrust
Global Positioning System
Microgravity
Low Earth Orbit
Constellations
Planet
Light Pollution
Astronomical Unit
Gas Giants
Meteoroid
Zodiac Constellation
Triangulation
Corona
solar prominence
Quasars
nuclear fusion
Red Supergiants
Black Hole
ISS
RADARSAT
Space Junk
pointer stars
Solar System
Rotation
Orbits
Probes
Asteroids
Meteorites
Galaxy
Light year
Chromosphere
core
Star Clusters
Observatory
Red giants
Pulsar
Payload
geosynchronous orbit
Free-fall
Venus
1. Fill in the following blanks.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
l)
m)
n)
o)
p)
q)
The Universe is everything that exists, including all matter and energy everywhere.
The study of what is beyond Earth is called Astronomy.
Groups of stars that form shapes or patterns are called constellations.
The Solar System consists of our Sun and all the objects that travel around it.
Objects that do not emit their own light are non-luminous.
A Star is matter that emits huge amounts of energy.
Spinning of an object around its axis is called rotation.
Earth’s axis is an imaginary straight line joining the North Pole and the South Pole.
The travelling of one object around another is called revolution.
Planets revolve around the sun in paths called orbits.
To compare large distances, astronomers use a distance measurement called the
astronomical unit.
Planets closest to the Sun are called terrestrial planets because they resemble Earth.
Large natural objects that revolve around planets are called satellites.
Between Mars and Jupiter, there is a large gap in the solar system where small rocky
objects called asteroids exist and form an asteroid belt.
A meteoroid is a lump of rock or metal that is trapped by Earth’s gravity and pulled
down through Earth’s atmosphere.
An object that is large enough to hit the ground before totally vapourizing is called a
meteorite.
A comet is a chunk of frozen matter that travels in a long orbit and may have a tail.
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r) In ancient times, people thought that the Earth was the centre of the universe and that
all the other objects revolved around it. This idea is called the Earth-Centered
Universe.
s) The Earth travelling around the Sun is called the Sun-centered Solar System.
t) A galaxy is a huge collection of gas, dust, and hundreds of billions of stars and
planets.
u) A device that receives radio waves from space is called a radio telescope.
v) Sun produces energy through a process called nuclear fusion.
w) The outer part of the sun is called the Corona.
x) The inner atmosphere of the sun is called the Chromosphere.
y) Flares that travel outward from the chromosphere are called solar flares.
z) The surface of the sun is called the photosphere.
aa) Large sheets of glowing gases coming outward from the chromosphere is called a
solar prominence.
bb) Nuclear fusion’s occurs in the core of the sun.
cc) Storms that appear on the sun that produce dark regions are called sunspots.
2. List the planets in order starting with the one closest to the sun. State the special
features of each one.
3. Describe the differences between three planets.
4. Which planets have moons?
5. List the similarities between a star map and a road map.
6. Compare a planet with an asteroid.
7. List and draw four different constellations.
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