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