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The Universe
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- 1. study of the universe
- 2. tool astronomers use to explore the universe
- 3. type of telescope Galileo made
- 4. 1 of 88 regions of the sky; pattern or design made by a group of stars
- 5. smaller pattern of stars within a constellation
- 6. another name for the North Star
- 7. huge collection of stars, dust, and gas
- 8. large cloud of gas & dust that can be seen in a galaxy
- 9. first stage in the life cycle of a star
- 10. what causes stars and constellations to appear to move at night
- 11. 3 things that determine which stars are visible in night sky
- 12. what is the name of our galaxy
- 13. what is the shape of our galaxy
- 14. what are the shapes of galaxies
- 15. an example of main-sequence star
- 16. an example of asterism
- 17. an example of a galaxy
- 18. an example of a constellation
- a. sun
- b. Milky Way Galaxy
- c. nebula
- d. galaxy
- e. asterism
- f. Polaris
- g. telescope
- h. Ursa Minor
- i. Earth rotating on its axis
- j. elliptical; irregular; elliptical
- k. Whirlpool (M51)
- l. Big Dipper
- m. constellation
- n. refracting
- o. protostar
- p. location of Earth; time of year; time of night
- q. spiral
- r. astronomy
The Universe (Answer Key)
Created by ftbrady
- r 1. study of the universe
- g 2. tool astronomers use to explore the universe
- n 3. type of telescope Galileo made
- m 4. 1 of 88 regions of the sky; pattern or design made by a group of stars
- e 5. smaller pattern of stars within a constellation
- f 6. another name for the North Star
- d 7. huge collection of stars, dust, and gas
- c 8. large cloud of gas & dust that can be seen in a galaxy
- o 9. first stage in the life cycle of a star
- i 10. what causes stars and constellations to appear to move at night
- p 11. 3 things that determine which stars are visible in night sky
- b 12. what is the name of our galaxy
- q 13. what is the shape of our galaxy
- j 14. what are the shapes of galaxies
- a 15. an example of main-sequence star
- l 16. an example of asterism
- k 17. an example of a galaxy
- h 18. an example of a constellation
- a. sun
- b. Milky Way Galaxy
- c. nebula
- d. galaxy
- e. asterism
- f. Polaris
- g. telescope
- h. Ursa Minor
- i. Earth rotating on its axis
- j. elliptical; irregular; elliptical
- k. Whirlpool (M51)
- l. Big Dipper
- m. constellation
- n. refracting
- o. protostar
- p. location of Earth; time of year; time of night
- q. spiral
- r. astronomy
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