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A star is..
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A glowing ball of gas
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A planet is...
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orbitted by a star; reflects light; orbits the sun
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A moon is...
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a satelite that orbits a planet
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An asteroid is...
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A small rock that orbits a star
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A comet is...
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A small icy (something) that orbits a star
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One astronomical unit is equal to....
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The distance between the earth and the sun
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A nebulla is...
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A cloud of gas and dust
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An atom is...
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A 'microscopic building block of all chemical elements'
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A galaxy is...
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Is a cloud of stars, gas and dust bound together by the combined gravity of all matter.
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A solar system...
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Consists of the sun, it's family of planets & moons/asteroids/planets.
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A light year is...
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The distance light travels in a year
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A supercluster....
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Is a group of clusters
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A constellation is...
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A region of the sky
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The brightest stars are the ones who are dying. True or false?
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True
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How many times does the earth rotate in 24 hours?
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Once
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