Aerospace Module #5A

Front 1

An enormous collection of stars arranged in a particular shape is called a ______.

Back 1

galaxy

Front 2

A grouping of stars named after mythical figures and animals is called a _____.

Back 2

constellation

Front 3

Stars are hot bodies of gases composed of _____ and ______.

Back 3

hydrogen,helium

Front 4

Small amounts of gravity or low gravity are called ______.

Back 4

microgravity

Front 5

Galaxies contain giant clouds made of gas and dust which are called?

Back 5

nebulae

Front 6

Radiation belts filled with charged particles

Back 6

Van Allen belts

Front 7

Region beyond the Earth's atmosphere where there is very little molecular activity

Back 7

Space

Front 8

A region in space where no radiation is emitted ____ _____.

Back 8

black hole

Front 9

When a meteoroid enters into the Earth's atmosphere it is called a _______.

Back 9

meteorite

Front 10

The only planet to rotate in a clockwise manner is ______?

Back 10

Venus

Front 11

Which planet is a dark and frozen planet 4 billion miles from the Sun?

Back 11

Pluto

Front 12

Which planet is known as the windiest planet in the solar system?

Back 12

Neptune

Front 13

A small icy body orbiting the sun is called a _____.

Back 13

comet

Front 14

A small rocky body orbiting the sun is called an _______.

Back 14

asteroid

Front 15

Short-lived high energy discharges are called ____ ____.

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solar flares

Front 16

Darker, cooler areas of the sun are known as ______.

Back 16

sunspots

Front 17

Large energy discharges that are thousands of miles high and last for months are called _____ ________.

Back 17

solar prominences

Front 18

The closet planet to the Sun?

Back 18

Mercury

Front 19

This planet is known as the Red Planet?

Back 19

Mars

Front 20

In July 1997, the space probe Pathfinder landed on Mars. The Pathfinder's rover ______ ______ began its exploration of the planet.

Back 20

Sojourner Truth

Front 21

The largest planet in the solar system?

Back 21

Jupiter

Front 22

This planet has seven distinct rings round it.

Back 22

Saturn

Front 23

This planet has a bluish greenish color because of the methane in its upper atmosphere.

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Uranus

Front 24

The smallest planet in our solar system.

Back 24

Pluto