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UNIT 11!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Telescope | An instrument that makes distance objects appear closer and larger. |
| Planet | A large object that orbits a star and does not produce its own light. |
| Moon | A natural objects that orbits a planet. |
| Satellite | A natural or artiffival object in space that circles around another object. |
| Comet | A mixtureleft of ice, frozen ghasses, rock, and dust left over from the formation of solar systems. |
| Asteroid | One of many small, rocky objects between Mars and Jupiter. |
| Meteror | A chunk of rock from Space that travels through Earth's atmosphere. |
| Star | An object in space that produces its own energy, includive heat and light. |
| Nebula | A huge cloud of gas and dust in space that is the first stage of star formation. |
| White Dwarf | A star that can no longer turn helium into carbon; it cools and shiring becaomes very small. |
| Supernova | A star that has produced more energy than gravity can had together and has exploaded. |
| Black Hole | An object wgose gravity is so strong that light cannot escape. |
| Constellation | Any of the patterns that are formed by a group of stars in the night sky. |
| Light-year | The distance light travels in a year. |
| Glaxy | A collection of sitions of stars. |