space

Question 1

Asteroid

Answer 1

Rocks floating around in space

Question 2

Atmosphere

Answer 2

The gases held by gravity around Earth and around other planets./ gases around stars

Question 3

Atom

Answer 3

The basic building block of matter. It is made of protons, neutrons, and electrons. (There are many different kinds of atoms.)

Question 4

Aurora australis

Answer 4

Bright glows and bands of light that appear in the skies at night near the South Pole.
SOUTHERN LIGHTS

Question 5

Aurora borealis

Answer 5

Bright glows and bands of light that appear in the skies at night near the North Pole.
NORTHERN LIGHTS

Question 6

Black hole

Answer 6

A place in space where matter and light cannot escape if they fall in.
SUCK IN things…

Question 7

Constellation

Answer 7

A group of stars in the sky. They’re often named after an animal, object, or person.

Question 8

Comet

Answer 8

An icy rock that lets off gas and dust, which may form tails when it is flying close to a sun.
ÜSTÖKÖS

Question 9

Corona

Answer 9

The outer atmosphere of a star.

Question 9

Cosmos

Answer 9

The universe seen as an orderly, harmonious whole.
VILÁGEGYETEM/ VILÁGŰR

Question 10

Crater

Answer 10

A large, bowl-shaped dent in the ground.

Question 11

Dwarf planet

Answer 11

Objects that are round and orbit the sun, just like planets do. But unlike planets, dwarf planets are not able to clear their path around the sun. A dwarf planet is much smaller than a planet. PLUTO is the best known of the dwarf planets.

Question 12

El Niño

Answer 12

A weather condition that sometimes occurs in the Pacific Ocean. It is so big that it affects weather all over the world. It starts with unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean near the equator.

Question 13

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Answer 13

The name for all the different kinds of light and energy in the universe.
-radio waves
-microwaves
-infrared radiation
-visible light
-ultraviolet light
-X-rays
-gamma rays.

Question 14

Equator

Answer 14

The circle around a planet or moon that is the same distance from its north pole and its south pole.

Question 15

Exoplanet

Answer 15

A planet that freely floats between stars or one that orbits a star outside our solar system.
IT’S NO MORE PLANET

Question 16

Gas?

Answer 16

A loose collection of atoms moving around each other.

Question 16

GPS

Answer 16

Global Positioning System. t’s a system that uses satellites, ground stations, and receivers to tell you exactly where you are on Earth.

Question 17

gravity?

Answer 17

A force that pulls matter together.

Question 18

greenhouse gas

Answer 18

Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat from the sun.Some greenhouse gases are
-carbon dioxide
-methane
-water vapor
-nitrous oxide

Question 19

infrared

Answer 19

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we cannot see with our eyes but can feel as heat.

Question 20

Kuiper Belt

Answer 20

A donut-shaped ring of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune.

Question 21

La Niña

Answer 21

The opposite of El Niño, characterized by unusually cold sea surface temperatures across the east-central Equatorial Pacific.

Question 22

light year

Answer 22

The distance light travels in one year. (9,460,538,400,000,000 meters)

Question 23

magnetic field

Answer 23

The space around a magnet where the magnetic force is active.

Question 24

mass

Answer 24

The amount of matter something is made of.

Question 25

matter

Answer 25

The stuff that everything is made of. Atoms are a tiny bit of matter. Big planets have lots of matter. Even you are made of matter!

Question 26

meteor

Answer 26

The streak of light caused when a meteoroid enters a planet’s atmosphere and starts to burn.

Question 27

meteorite

Answer 27

A meteoroid that lands on the surface of a planet.

Question 28

meteoroid

Answer 28

A little chunk of rock in space smaller than a pickup truck.

Question 29

microwaves

Answer 29

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum made by stars and cosmic phenomena.

Question 30

molecule

Answer 30

The smallest unit of a substance that still acts like the main substance. A molecule can be a single atom or a group of atoms.

Question 31

moon

Answer 31

A natural object that travels around a bigger natural object.

Question 32

nebula

Answer 32

A cloud of dust or gas found between stars.

Question 33

What is a neutron star?

Answer 33

A very dense star made mostly of neutrons.

Question 34

What is the Oort Cloud?

Answer 34

A spherical shell around our solar system that may contain more than a trillion icy bodies.

Question 35

Define orbit.

Answer 35

The curved path that a planet, satellite, or spacecraft moves as it circles around another object.

Question 36

What is the ozone layer?

Answer 36

A part of Earth’s atmosphere that absorbs lots of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation.

Question 37

What is a particle?

Answer 37

A tiny amount or small piece of something.

Question 38

Define planet.

Answer 38

A large body in outer space that circles around the sun or another star.

Question 39

What is a pulsar?

Answer 39

An object thought to be a rapidly rotating neutron star that releases short pulses of radio waves.

Question 40

What is a quasar?

Answer 40

A compact area in the center of a massive galaxy around a supermassive black hole.

Question 41

Define radiation.

Answer 41

The energy or particles released from sources like radioactive materials and explosions.

Question 42

What are radio waves?

Answer 42

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum, low energy waves used for communication.

Question 43

What does radioactive mean?

Answer 43

Describes atoms that are unstable and change into different kinds of atoms.

Question 44

Define satellite.

Answer 44

An object that orbits another object.

Question 45

What is a solar flare?

Answer 45

A burst of energy and particles from the sun.

Question 46

What is a solar panel?

Answer 46

A piece of material that can capture sunlight and turn it into electricity.

Question 47

What is a solar system?

Answer 47

A set that includes a star and all of the matter that orbits it.

Question 48

What is solar wind?

Answer 48

The constant stream of particles and energy emitted by the sun.

Question 49

Define space weather.

Answer 49

The conditions in space that can affect Earth and space travel.

Question 50

What is a spacecraft?

Answer 50

A vehicle used for traveling in space.

Question 51

What is the speed of light?

Answer 51

186,282 miles per second.

Question 52

Define star.

Answer 52

A ball of shining gas made mostly of hydrogen and helium.

Question 53

What is the sun?

Answer 53

The star in the center of our solar system.

Question 54

What does supermassive mean?

Answer 54

Describes objects that have a million times or more mass than our sun.

Question 55

Define supernova.

Answer 55

The explosion of a star that makes it as bright as a whole galaxy.

Question 56

What are tectonics?

Answer 56

Big movements of Earth’s crust that create mountains, trenches, and earthquakes.

Question 57

What is ultraviolet light?

Answer 57

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum shorter than violet light.

Question 58

What is the universe?

Answer 58

All of space and time, and everything in it.

Question 59

Define vacuum.

Answer 59

An empty space that doesn't have any matter.

Question 60

What is a volcano?

Answer 60

A mountain or hill that has an opening where lava, rock fragments, or gas erupt.

Question 61

What is visible light?

Answer 61

The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we can see with our eyes.

Question 62

What is a wave?

Answer 62

A way energy moves from one place to another.

Question 63

What are X-Rays?

Answer 63

Radiation with lots of energy made by very hot gases and stars.