Question | Answer |
Planet | One of the heavenly bodies that orbit the sun. |
Universe | Everything that exists in space, including the earth, planets, sun & stars. |
Gravity | A physical force causing objects to pull on other objects, such as with the sun pulling on the earth. |
Instinct | a gift God gives to creatures causing them to behave in a cetain manner that is helpful to their survival, such as birds flying south for the winter. |
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Galileo Galilei | Scientist who use telescopes to study planets and stars and supported the idea of the astronomer Copernicius |
Nicolas Copernicus | Astronomer who supported the idea that the earth revolved around the sun. |
Stonehenge | An ancient monument of stones in England that may have been used to predict the arrival of spring and other seasons. |
Astronomy | The study of everything in space, including stars, planets, sun and moon. |
Astonomer | A person who studies everything in space including the stars, planets, sun an moons. |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Is in charge of America's space program. Builds spaceships, telescopes, robots and things for space exploration. |
Hubble Space Telescope | Sends pictures back from space to earth so we can learn more about the sun, planets, stars and moons. |
Satellite | Object in space that travels in a circle around another object. example the moon orbits the earth. |