Solar System Ii

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Black Hole

Back 1

space from when a star dies

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comet

Back 2

large, light-weight body that orbits the sun, contains a head and a tail

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constellation

Back 3

grouping of stars that resembles a recognizable image or shape

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galaxy

Back 4

large grouping of stars

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luminous

Back 5

able to give off light, such as stars

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meteoroid

Back 6

small pieces that break off larger bodies like planets and astroids

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meteor

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streak of light that occurs when a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere

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planetarium

Back 8

building designed for the study of stars and planets

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meteorite

Back 9

meteoroid that reaches the Earth without buring up in the atmosphere

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star

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hot, glowing ball of gas that gives off it's own light

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Aristotle

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thought Earth was the center of the Solar System

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Copernicus

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realized the movement of the stars was due to Earth's motion, believed Earth moved around the Sun

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Galileo

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built a telescope for observing the nights sky

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Sir Isaac Newton

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famous for his studies on gravity

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Neil Armstrong

Back 15

first man to walk on the moon

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Friendship 7

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first US space craft to obit the Earth

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Yuri Gargarin

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first person to circle Earth in a space craft

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John Glenn

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first American to circle Earth in a space craft

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Space Shuttle

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first space ship to designed to be used more than once

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Space Station

Back 20

international orbiting laboratory for studying our Solar System

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Sputnick 1

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first man-made satellite to be placed in orbit (Russian)