G9 Science - CC 1.1 & 1.2

Science is the study of matter and _________ of God's physical creation.

_______________ is the study of God's creation beyond our atmosphere.

_______________ is the star system containing from millions to billions of stars?

Name two galaxies that are closest to our galaxy: _____________ and ___________

Name two large galaxies in the Local Group Cluster. _____________ and _____________

Astronomers classify galaxies according to ______________.

Choose the four types of galaxies:

• spiral

• elliptical

• regular

• irregular

• barred spiral

_____________ are large clouds of gas and dust in space.

What is the name of the North Star? ______________

Why do the stars appear to rotate around Polaris?

• because of the falling and rising of sun

• because of the rotation of the earth

• because of the moon