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25 Cards in this Set
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A huge group of stars that is held together by gravity is....
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a galaxy
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Holding a galaxy together is....
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gravity
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Also found in galaxies are...
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planets and other heavenly bodies
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Galaxies contain ___ of stars
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billions
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Galaxies are always in...
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motion
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Most galaxies are ___ shaped.
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spiral
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If not spiral-shaped, some galaxies are ___ shaped.
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elliptical or football
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We live in the ___ ___ galaxy.
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Milky Way
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The Milky Way galaxy is ___ shaped and contains ___ of stars, large amount of ___ and ___.
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spiral
billions dust gases |
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The Milky Way galaxy contains the ___ planets of our __ ___.
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nine
solar system |
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At night, the Milky Way looks like a ___ across our sky.
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band of white light
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Stars are ___ of miles apart
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billions
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We can't see our galaxy because...
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we are in it.
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Our nearest galaxy is ___ which is ___ shaped.
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Andromeda
spiral |
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A ___ is an enormous group of stars.
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galaxy
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Origin means...
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the beginning of something
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An opinion or belief based on limited knowledge is a ....
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theory
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Everything that exists, including the earth, the planets and the stars is known as the...
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universe
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A made-up or imaginary story, person, or thing is a...
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myth
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A collection of myths is known as...
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mythology
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Some people believe that ___ made ___ . We call this the ___ theory
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God
everything Creation |
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Native Americans, Romans, and Greeks believe in...
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mythology
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The earth being carried on the back of a turtle or that creature son earth were made out of corn are examples of....
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mythology
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Scientists believe that the ___ began ___ of years ago in a single event similar to an ___ called the ___ ___ Theory.
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universe
billions explosion Big Bang |
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The study of everything beyond the earth and how it came to be is called....
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astronomy
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