The study of the moon,
stars and other objects
in space
Astronomy
Put these terms in order of
SMALLEST to LARGEST...
Galaxy, Universe, Planet,
Solar System
Planet, Solar System,
Galaxy, Universe
A large, spherical, nonshining body that
orbits a star
Planet
A natural body that
produces and gives off
its own heat and light
Star
Ours is comprised of
the sun and the planets
Solar System
This is the galaxy our
solar system is in
Milky Way Galaxy
First real astronomer
who said that Earth is
the center of the
universe (geocentric)
Aristotle
Believed Earth was the
center because it looked
like planets revolved
around Earth
Ptolemy
Believed that the Sun
was the center of the
solar system
(heliocentric)
Copernicus
This astronomer built a
telescope and observed
moons orbiting Jupiter and
believed Sun was center
Galileo
The order of the
planets from the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth,
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune
Planet closest to the
sun, resembles our
moon, hot enough to
burn metals
Mercury
Rocky planet, thick
layer of Carbon dioxide
Venus
The planet that
supports life
Earth
The Red Planet, largest
volcano in solar
system, Olympus Mons
Mars
Largest planet, has
great red spot
Jupiter
Lots of rings, gas giant
Saturn
Only plant to spin on
its side
Uranus
Farthest planet from
the sun, stormiest, very
windy
Neptune
Large rocky bodies
that orbit the sun
Asteroids
Located between Mars
and Jupiter, MOST
asteroids are found
here
Asteroid Belt
Chunks of ice and dirt
that orbit the sun at
incredible speeds
Comets
An object that gets
pulled down into a
planet's atmosphere,
burns through the sky
Meteor
When a meteor makes
contact with the
surface, it is called a...
Meteorite
Before a meteor enters a
planet's atmosphere and
is floating in space, it is
called a...
Meteoroid
First man in space
(USSR)
Yuri Gagarin
First American man in
space
Alan Shepard Jr.
First American woman
in space
Sally Ride
First man to walk on
the moon
Neil Armstrong
First satellite to orbit
the Earth (USSR)
Sputnik
The two missions that
went to Mars
Mariner and Viking
Space probe that
reached Saturn in
2005
Cassini
Space probe involving
the first manned lunar
landing (USA)
Apollo 11
Space Shuttle that
blew up in 1986, killing
all aboard (USA)
Challenger
Space Shuttle that blew
up in 2003, killing all
aboard (USA)
Columbia
The name of the first
US Space Station
Skylab
The name of the first
Russian Space Station
Mir
This space station has
been built by 16
countries
International Space
Station
The result of the
gravitational pull of the
moon on the surface
waters of the Earth
Tides
The movement of one
object around another
Orbit
When an object comes
between the Sun and a
third object it is called
a(n)...
Eclipse
The name of an eclipse
where the Earth comes
between the Sun and the
Moon
Lunar Eclipse
An eclipse where the
Moon comes between
the Sun and the Earth,
very rare
Solar Eclipse
Phase of the moon where
the side away from Earth
receives sunlight, so Earth
sees nothing
New Moon
Phase of the moon
where the moon
appears to be growing
Waxing
Phase of the moon
where the moon
appears to be shrinking
Waning
Phase of the moon
where we can see more
than half but less than
full
Gibbous
Phase of the moon
where we can see less
than half, but it is not a
new moon
Crescent
The reason we have
night and day is
because of Earth's...
Rotation
The time it takes for a
planet to go around the
sun one time
Revolution
These are caused by the
Earth's tilt on its axis as
it travels around the
sun
Means "equal night," happens twice
a year in March and September
where day and night are the same
all over the world because the sun
is shining directly at the Earth's
equator
Seasons
Equinox
Occurs twice a year when the
sun is directly over the
northernmost or
southernmost edges of the
tropics
Solstice
This occurs on December
21st or 22nd and contains
the least daylight hours of
any day of the year
Winter Solstice
This occurs on June 21st
or 22nd and contains
the most daylight hours
of any day of the year
Summer Solstice
