Astronomy ch1 Word Scramble
|
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
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. |
Created by:
ellisk
Popular Science sets