SC.5.E.5.1 Flashcards
Recognize that a galaxy consists of gas, dust, and many stars, including any objects orbiting the stars. Identify our home galaxy as the Milky Way.
A ______ is a huge group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
galaxy
Our home galaxy is called the ______.
Milky Way
The Milky Way is shaped like a ______.
spiral
Gravity holds stars, planets, and other space objects ______.
together
Galaxies are made up of stars, gas, dust, and other objects like ______ and ______.
planets, moons
Our solar system is located in one of the ______ of the Milky Way.
arms
Scientists use powerful tools called ______ to study galaxies.
telescopes
A famous space telescope that takes pictures of galaxies is the ______.
Hubble Space Telescope
The cloudy white band we see in the night sky is light from millions of ______.
stars
There are ______ of galaxies in the universe.
billions
Galaxies help scientists understand how the ______ works and changes over time.
universe
