MySci Unit 23: Stars and Constellations

Front

What is the term for when something spins one full turn?

Back

Rotation

Front

What is the name of the galaxy we live in that includes 100 billion stars, our sun, and all the planets in our solar system?

Back

Milky Way

Front

What force keeps the planets in our solar system revolving around the Sun?

Back

Gravity

Front

What do we call everything that exists anywhere?

Back

Universe

Front

What is the brightness of a star as seen from Earth called?

Back

Apparent brightness

Front

What is the term for the path that a planet takes as it revolves around the Sun?

Back

Orbit

Front

What is the name of the group of stars that form a recognizable pattern in the night sky?

Back

Constellation

Front

What is the closest star to Earth?

Back

Proxima Centauri

Front

What is the term for a large system of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity?

Back

Galaxy

Front

What is the name of the force that pulls objects toward each other?

Back

Gravity