Notes

Question 1

A large cloud of gas and dust in interstellar A region in space where stars are born or where stars explode at the end of their lives

Answer 1

Nebula

Question 2

The cloud of gas and dust that formed our Solar system.

Answer 2

Solar Nebula

Question 3

the combination of the nuclei of small atoms to form a large nucleus.

Answer 3

Nuclear Fusion

Question 4

A dark area of the photo sphere of the sun that is cooler than the surrounding areas and that has a strong magnetic field.

Answer 4

Sunspot

Question 5

one of the highly dense Plantes nearest to the sun.

Answer 5

Terrestrial Plantes

Question 6

the counterclockwise spin of a Planet or moon as seen from above the Planet’s North Pole.

Answer 6

Prograde Rotation

Question 7

the clockwise spin of a planet or moon as seen from above the Planet’s North Pole.

Answer 7

Retrograde Rotation

Question 8

a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune

Answer 8

Gas Giant

Question 9

a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet

Answer 9

Satellite

Question 10

the phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and invisible from earth, or shortly thereafter when it appears as a slender crescent.

Answer 10

New Moon

Question 11

The waxing crescent phase is the moon’s first step toward fullness.

Answer 11

Waxing Crescent

Question 12

In astronomy, the new moon is the first lunar phase, when the Moon and Sun have the same ecliptic longitude.

Answer 12

1st Quarter Moon

Question 13

Waxing gibbous means it’s getting visually wider and wider from day to day, culminating in a full moon.

Answer 13

Waxing Gibbous

Question 14

the phase of the moon in which its whole disk is illuminated.

Answer 14

Full Moon

Question 15

It starts right after the Full Moon, and it lasts until the Third Quarter.

Answer 15

Waning Gibbous

Question 16

A week after Full Moon, the Moon reaches its Last Quarter.

Answer 16

Last Quarter Moon

Question 17

the illuminated part of the moon gets smaller and smaller, until the cycle meets its end.

Answer 17

Waning Crescent

Question 18

an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon.

Answer 18

Solar Eclipse

Question 19

an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth’s shadow.

Answer 19

Lunar Eclipse

Question 20

a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.

Answer 20

Comet

Question 21

A small, rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in a band between the orbits of mars and Jupiter.

Answer 21

Asteroid

Question 22

the region of the solar system that is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and in which most asteroids orbit.

Answer 22

Asteroid Belt

Question 23

a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space.

Answer 23

Meteoroid

Question 24

a meteoroid that reaches the Earth’s surface without burning up completely.

Answer 24

Meteorite

Question 25

a bright streak of light that results when a meteoroid burns up in the Earth’s atmosphere.

Answer 25

Meteor