Solar System/Stars

Which planet is the third planet from the Sun?

Sometimes the flat disk that forms the center of a spiral galaxy is elongated into a bar shape.

What is considered the Earth's satellite?

Consists of large flat disk of interstellar gas & dust with star clusters extending from the disk in a spherical pattern

Saturn is the _______ planet from the Sun.

When do supernovas occur?

___________ is the largest planet in the solar system.

Stars are born in huge clouds of gas and dust known as

What are the four types of galaxies?

Our Sun is classified as a certain type of star. What type of star is our Sun?

There is more than one planet in our solar system that has ________.

Nearly spherical to oval in shape, and they consist of a tightly packed group of relatively old stars.

List the inner planets:

Hot stars are the color of ________ or ________.

Earth's tilt and its revolution around the Sun causes

A _________ is a group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity.

Why can't a person see the Milky Way from Earth?

Mars is often called the Red Planet. What causes its surface to appear red?

What planet is closest to the Sun.

List the outer planets:

A star is described as a huge sphere of very hot glowing _______.

The outer planets are classified as _________ planets.

What is the CENTER of our solar system?

Some stars are hotter or cooler than others. Which type of stars has the coolest temperature?

Stars are classified in different ways. What is the best description of how they are classified?

What is a characteristic the inner planets have in common?

The distance from the Earth to the Sun is measured in a(n)

Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is classified as a particular type of galaxy. Which type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

Cool stars are the color of _________ or _________.

This galaxy is neither spiral nor elliptical. Its shape seems to follow no set pattern.

Uranus rotates which direction?

A _______ is a group of stars that make an imaginary shape in the night sky.

Which planet spins backwards?

What describes a young star?