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Astronomy Test sci.

Planets, Sun, Solar system, Galaxies

QuestionAnswer
The scientist who proposed the three laws of motion Newton
The tendacy of an object to stay to motion in a straight line Interia
The type of galaxy that has a pinwheel shape with outreaching arms Spiral galaxy
The theory that the universe may be pulled together and end in a black whole The "Big Cruch"
The group of people who call the planets five points of light and call them planets Romans
The name of life if it were found on other worlds Extreterrestrial
The theory that earth is in the center of our solar system Geocentric System
The scientist that proved heliocentric with his teloscope Galileo
Located between Mars and Jupiter Astroid Belt
The theory that the sun ids in the center of our solar system Heliocentric
The evidence that Galileo proposed as proof for heliocentric theory Venus has phases, Jupiter has moons revolving it, and Saturn has rings
The force that hold the planets and moon in orbits Gravity and Interia
An ellongated circle or oval shape of the planets as they revolve around the sun Ellipse
The scientist who built the first observatory and observe the planet motion for 20 years Tycho Brahe
The scientist that proposed the orbits are elliptical Johanes Kelper
The first scientist that proposed a sun-centered solar system Copernicus
The unit to measure the thickness of your finger nail Millimeter
The largest astroid in the astroid belt Ceres
The atmosphere of Venus is made of Carbon Dioxide
The main gas of the atmosphere of Jupiter and Saturn Hydrogen & Helium
The gas re sponsible for the blue color of Uranus and Neptune Methane
The dwarf planet that was a planet before Pluto
A dwarf planet located in the astroid belt Ceres
A "dirty snowball" with a highly elliptical orbit Comet
What massave stars might collapse to become Black hole
A meteoroid that hits earth's suface is called Meteorites
Why Venus is the hottest planet Greenhouse effect
The name of our moon Luna
The place in the sun where nuclear fusions happen Core
Counterclockwise planet rotation Retrograde Rotation
What most galaxies are doing in the universe instead of costracting Expanding
The condesions on earth for life Liquid water, suitible atmosphere, and temperatures
The spiral galaxy our solar system is located in Milkyway
Th e theory that the universe began with a big explosion Big bang theory
What's the red planet and why Mars, because of its rust dust
The distance that light travels a year Light year
The age that scientist think our universe is 10-15 billion years old
A type of galaxy that does not ahve regular shape Irregular galaxy
What an astriod or large meteoroid can create while it strikes any surface Crater
The star in the center of our solar sytem in a spiral galaxy Sun
The type of galaxy that almost has no gas or dust and only stars Elliptical galaxy
The hottest planet called Earth's twin with restrograde rotation Venus
A type of galaxy that doees not have a regular shape Irregular
Devices used to study far-reaching areas of the solar system Telescopes
The group of people who named the planets Romans
The prperty of matter that causes the planets and moon to stay in motion Gravity and Interia
The scientist who proposed that the planets move in little circles then in larger circles Ptom
The famous comet that is visible every 76 years Halleys comet
The unit used to measure ypour mass Grams
The planet closest to the sun and smallest Mercury
The unit used to measure the amount of gas in your car gallons
The unit use to measure the amount of cough medicine in a dropper tea spoons
The countinuous hurricane on Jupiter Great red spot
The type of energy generated by the sun Solar
The light from a burning meteoroid Meteor
The name of the closest spiral galaxy to the milky way Andorra
The number if years scientist think our Sun will last from now 10 billion years
The temperature of sunspots compared to the temp. around them Cooler temp. than the surrounding
The planet tilted on its side at a 97 degree tilt Uranus
Evidence of water on Mars Stream beds with criss-crossing pathes of water
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