WorksheetsSpace Terms
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
The Universe is
all existing matter and space
a type of spiral galaxy
a celestial body held together by gas
a central star with its associate planets
the multiverse is
a type of galaxy with spiral arms
a theory that there are numerous other universes besides ours
the distance light travels in one year
a type of galaxy with an irregular shape
A spiral galaxy is
An oval-shaped galaxy that contains mainly older stars, a few new stars, and very little gas and dust.
A galaxy that has an undefined shape
a galaxy whose arms curve outward in a pinwheel pattern
Our own Milky Way is a
irregular galaxy
elliptical galaxy
spiral galaxy
A star is defined as
A celestial body consisting of rocks and minerals
A celestial body consisting of light and heat
A celestial body consisting of partials and dust
A celestial body consisting of a mass of gas held together by its own gravity
Our Milky Way contains how many stars?
one thousand
one million
100 billion
800 billion
A light year is defined as
the distance light travels in one year
the distance between the earth and a star
the time it takes for a meteor to hit Earth
A solar system is
all existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos.
a central star with its associated planets, asteroids, meteors, etc.
An oval-shaped galaxy that contains mainly older stars, a few new stars, and very little gas and dust.
An asteroid is
Made up of ice, dust, and rocky material
When a small piece of asteroid or comet enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up
Made up of metals and rocky material
A meteor is
Made up of ice, dust, and rocky material
Made up of metals and rocky material
When a small piece of asteroid or comet enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up
A comet is
When a small piece of asteroid or comet enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up
Made up of ice, dust, and rocky material
Made up of metals and rocky material
A black Hole is
A system of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
A celestial body consisting of a mass of gas held together by its own gravity
Place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out.
gravity
A force which tries to pull two objects toward each other.
Anything that has mass and takes up space
the amount of matter in an object
Matter is
Anything that has mass and takes up space
A force which tries to pull two objects toward each other.
the amount of matter in an object
Mass is
A force which tries to pull two objects toward each other.
the amount of matter in an object
Anything that has mass and takes up space
The Big Bang theory is
The leading explanation about how the universe began
Also known as the cosmos
The day UFOs were spotted from Area 51
