The Solar System

Question 1

Planet

Answer 1

Any of the primary bodies that orbit the sun

Question 2

Solar System

Answer 2

Is the sun and all the objects that orbit it

Question 3

Satellite

Answer 3

Is an object in orbit around a body that has a large mass

Question 4

Phase

Answer 4

A position of the Earth and the Moon

Question 5

Eclipse

Answer 5

When the Earth and the sun and the Moon are in a straight line

Question 6

Terrestrial Planet

Answer 6

A planet with rocks mountains valleys and rough surfaces

Question 7

Hydrosphere

Answer 7

All of the water on the earths surface and clouds

Question 8

Asteroid

Answer 8

A small rocky body in space

Question 9

Gas giant

Answer 9

Farthest from the sun all have gas on the planet

Question 10

Nebula

Answer 10

A cloud of dust made from hydrogen, helium and other gases

Question 11

Star

Answer 11

Are huge spheres of very hot gases that emit light and other radiation

Question 12

Light year

Answer 12

An for distance light travels

Question 13

Red giant

Answer 13

The suns outer core temperature will rise and the sun becomes a red giant

Question 14

White dwarf

Answer 14

A small very dense star about the size of Earth

Question 15

Supernova

Answer 15

Huge bright explosion called Type 11

Question 16

Black whole

Answer 16

Consist of matter so massive and compressed that nothing not even light can escape

Question 17

Nebula

Answer 17

Dust cloud of gases like helium and hydrogen

Question 18

Galaxy

Answer 18

Collection of millions of billions of stars

Question 19

Cluster

Answer 19

Galaxy’s bound together by gravity

Question 20

Interstellar matter

Answer 20

Clouds of interstellar matter provide materials that allow new stars to form

Question 21

Quasar

Answer 21

A quasi-stellar object, named for its starlike appearance

Question 22

Superclusters

Answer 22

When billion of thousands of stars come together to form

Question 23

Universe

Answer 23

All space mater and energy that exists

Question 24

Red shift

Answer 24

Shifted toward the red end of the spectrum

Question 25

Blue shift

Answer 25

When an object is approaching us the shift is toward shorter wavelength at the spectrum blue end

Question 26

The Big Bang Theory

Answer 26

The universe began with gigantic explosions 10 billion to 20 Billion years old