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- 6. everything that physically exists, the total space, galaxies, star etc…
- 7. the outer most layer of the sun.
- 9. Most chemical elements are made in a ………….
- 11. In about 3000 years a total eclipse will be impossible because of the ……… theory.
- 12. some ………… orbit black holes.
- 13. Large Magellanic Cloud is the fourth largest …….. in the Local Group.
- 15. ……….. was discovered on February 13-15 in 1974, by astronomers Bruce Balick and Robert Brown using the baseline interferometer of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
- 17. the Soviet Union threw Sputnik 1 which was the world's first artificial …….. to be sent into space orbit, In October 1957.
- 18. an astronomer who discovered that there is other galaxies out there
- 19. Huge bubbles of hot plasma rise up toward the surface, carrying energy.
- 20. ……… is the fifth largest natural satellite in the Solar System.
- 21. The only month that can occur without a ……. is February.
- 22. ……… doesn't cooperate with baryonic matter and it's totally invisible to light and radiation.
- 24. ……… is the largest galaxy in the Local Group Cluster because it contains many dark matter that makes it the most massive.
- 25. a quantity of gas which is an early stage in the formation of a star.
- 27. …….. keeps earth and the other planets in orbit around the sun, and the moon in orbit around earth.
- 28. The longest a ……….. can last is 7.5 minutes.
- 29. Omega Centauri is the largest ………. Its stars are 12 billion years old.
- 31. the …….. occurs twice yearly, at the beginning of spring (around March 21) and the beginning of fall (around September 23)
- 32. planet that was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel.
- 34. the distance of a planet from the sun determines the period of its ………
- 35. Some ……. are more visible in the southern hemisphere, while others are more visible in the northern hemisphere.
- 36. all ………. Form inside a nebula
- 39. gases that surround a planet or a star.
- 40. planet that the ancient didn’t know about, was discovered in 1846.
- 42. a star that is incredibly dense and its rotation is very fast.
- 43. it’s the second densest planet.
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- 1. ………… has a short lifetime because it uses its fuel much faster than any type of stars.
- 2. a star that has twice the mass of our sun.
- 3. …… is a solar system small body made of ice and small parts of dust.
- 4. the …. Is named after the astronomer Gerard who theorized that there is a disk lies after our solar system planets.
- 5. at the speed of …….. you could travel from earth to the sun in around 10 -11 minutes.
- 8. the universe was formed from one point called …………… that suddenly expanded.
- 10. the hottest planet in the solar system.
- 14. companies began stating their plans for upcoming mining operations to find (metals such as iron, nickel and even water) in the …. …..
- 16. ………. Are the smallest type of galaxies and are full of gas and dust.
- 23. …….. is the largest dwarf planet.
- 26. ……… are pieces of rock or metal that are smaller than asteroids
- 30. the winter ……. doesn't always occur on Dec. 21 sometimes it comes on dec.22.
- 33. regions on the sun’s surface that has a high magnetic field
- 35. a theory that states there was a smaller planet “the moon” orbiting the sun and it came close to earth therefore earth sucked it in.
- 36. …….. release ten million times more energy than a volcano.
- 37. the name of anyone who studies space.
- 38. the ………. Is a spiral arm that measures around 3,500 light-years across and approximately 10,000 light-years in length.
- 41. light from the ….. takes eight minutes to reach earth.