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Question | Answer |
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What did the ancient astronomers call objects in the sky such as the stars, planets, etc? | Celestial Objects |
The star above the Earth's axis that never changes is called: | Polaris |
When Canada experiences summer, this part of the globe is closest to the sun... | Northern Hemisphere |
Smaller rocks fragments that break off from asteroids are called... | Meteors. |
What is the angle of the Earth's tilt? | 23.5 |
Term that describes an orbit around the sun | Revolution |
Made up of ice & rocks that has a tail of ionized gas when approaching the sun | Comets |
The measurement of the mass of a star relative to our sun | Solar Mass |
The name of an infant star (star that is just forming) | Protostar |
A star that emits pulses of light (like a search light) | Pulsar |