3-7-2012
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| asteroid | a large rock in the solar system; often called a minor planet
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| astronomy | the study of the planets, stars, galaxies, and all other objects in space
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| aurora | the colorful light seen over the polar regions
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| celestial sphere | an imaginary dome surrounding Earth used to help astronomers explain where objects are found in the sky
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| coma | the cloud of dust and gases surrounding the nucleus of a comet
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| comet | a combination of ice, dust, and rock material that moves in an orbit around the sun
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| constellation | star groups that resemble familiar objects or characters
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| dwarf star | a small star
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| impact | a collision of two objects
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| light-year | the distance light travels in one year
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| magnitude | the brightness of a star as seen from Earth
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| meteor | a meteoroid (space rock or dust from a comet or broken-up asteroid) that burns up in the earth's atmosphere
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| meteorite | a meteoroid that hits the earth's surface
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