The study of the moon,

stars and other objects

in space

Astronomy

Put these terms in order of

SMALLEST to LARGEST...
Galaxy, Universe, Planet,
Solar System

Planet, Solar System,

Galaxy, Universe

A large, spherical, nonshining body that

orbits a star

Planet

A natural body that

produces and gives off
its own heat and light

Star

Ours is comprised of
the sun and the planets

Solar System

This is the galaxy our

solar system is in

Milky Way Galaxy

First real astronomer

who said that Earth is
the center of the
universe (geocentric)

Aristotle

Believed Earth was the

center because it looked
like planets revolved
around Earth

Ptolemy

Believed that the Sun

was the center of the
solar system
(heliocentric)

Copernicus

This astronomer built a

telescope and observed
moons orbiting Jupiter and
believed Sun was center

Galileo

The order of the

planets from the sun.

Mercury, Venus, Earth,

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune

Planet closest to the

sun, resembles our
moon, hot enough to
burn metals

Mercury

Rocky planet, thick

layer of Carbon dioxide

Venus

The planet that

supports life

Earth

The Red Planet, largest

volcano in solar
system, Olympus Mons

Mars

Largest planet, has

great red spot

Jupiter

Lots of rings, gas giant

Saturn

Only plant to spin on

its side

Uranus

Farthest planet from

the sun, stormiest, very
windy

Neptune

Large rocky bodies

that orbit the sun

Asteroids

Located between Mars

and Jupiter, MOST
asteroids are found
here

Asteroid Belt

Chunks of ice and dirt

that orbit the sun at
incredible speeds

Comets

An object that gets

pulled down into a
planet's atmosphere,
burns through the sky

Meteor

When a meteor makes

contact with the
surface, it is called a...

Meteorite

Before a meteor enters a

planet's atmosphere and
is floating in space, it is
called a...

Meteoroid

First man in space

(USSR)

Yuri Gagarin

First American man in

space

Alan Shepard Jr.

First American woman

in space

Sally Ride

First man to walk on

the moon

Neil Armstrong

First satellite to orbit

the Earth (USSR)

Sputnik

The two missions that

went to Mars

Mariner and Viking

Space probe that

reached Saturn in
2005

Cassini

Space probe involving

the first manned lunar
landing (USA)

Apollo 11

Space Shuttle that

blew up in 1986, killing
all aboard (USA)

Challenger

Space Shuttle that blew

up in 2003, killing all
aboard (USA)

Columbia

The name of the first

US Space Station

Skylab

The name of the first

Russian Space Station

Mir

This space station has

been built by 16
countries

International Space
Station

The result of the

gravitational pull of the
moon on the surface
waters of the Earth

Tides

The movement of one

object around another

Orbit

When an object comes

between the Sun and a
third object it is called
a(n)...

Eclipse

The name of an eclipse

where the Earth comes
between the Sun and the
Moon

Lunar Eclipse

An eclipse where the

Moon comes between
the Sun and the Earth,
very rare

Solar Eclipse

Phase of the moon where

the side away from Earth
receives sunlight, so Earth
sees nothing

New Moon

Phase of the moon

where the moon
appears to be growing

Waxing

Phase of the moon

where the moon
appears to be shrinking

Waning

Phase of the moon

where we can see more
than half but less than
full

Gibbous

Phase of the moon

where we can see less
than half, but it is not a
new moon

Crescent

The reason we have

night and day is
because of Earth's...

Rotation

The time it takes for a

planet to go around the
sun one time

Revolution

These are caused by the

Earth's tilt on its axis as
it travels around the
sun
Means "equal night," happens twice
a year in March and September
where day and night are the same
all over the world because the sun
is shining directly at the Earth's
equator

Seasons

Equinox

Occurs twice a year when the

sun is directly over the
northernmost or
southernmost edges of the
tropics

Solstice

This occurs on December

21st or 22nd and contains
the least daylight hours of
any day of the year

Winter Solstice

This occurs on June 21st

or 22nd and contains
the most daylight hours
of any day of the year

Summer Solstice