GRADE 6
ASTRONOMY
NAME:____________________________________________CLASS:______
1. What is the common name and Greek name of your zodiac?
2. How were the constellations named?
3. Briefly explain the direction of a comet’s tail and why?
4. List the stages of the life cycle of the Sun.
5. How can a car be used as an analogy for the life span of a star?
6. The sun is approximately how old?
7. Identify the orbit pattern of most asteroids.
8. Briefly explain the “Big Bang” theory.
9. According to this theory, the galaxies are moving in which direction?
10. We live on the ____________________________galaxy. It is ___________________________galaxy because it has _________________________________.
11. Describe the difference between a meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite.
12. Describe how the color of a star can determine its temperature.
13. Use the analogy of two flashlights to describe the difference between apparent and absolute magnitude.( hint: I drew this in class)
14. What is a comet?
15. What is the definition of a “light year”?
16. The birth of a star is in the form of a __________________________.
17. The lifetime of a star depends on its ________________.
18. What is a “supernova”?
19. What are the 3 main characteristics of stars?
20. Scientists think that the universe is approximately ______________________years old.
21. Black holes form from stars that are what size?
22. Why is astrology called a “pseudo – science”?
23. Identify the person that came up with the system to classify galaxies.
24. Contrast the differences between a spiral galaxy and an elliptical galaxy.
25. What is a “spectroscope”?
26. What was the connection between a spectroscope and the chromatography activity in lab?
* MAKE 12 MATCHES BY PAIRING UP 2 BLOCKS /MATCH.
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ASTEROID
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SUPERNOVA
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HOT STAR
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STANDARD DISTANCE FROM EARTH |
COMET |
MEASURE OF DISTANCE NOT TIME |
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APPARENT MAGNITUDE |
WHITE
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NEBULA |
LIFETIME OF STAR |
SUPERGIANT DEATH
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MARS AND JUPITER
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MASS |
COOL STAR |
RED GIANT |
RUN OUT OF FUEL |
RED |
ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE |
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BIG BANG |
BIRTHPLACE |
AS SEEN FROM EARTH |
ICE AND DUST |
AWAY FROM |
LIGHT YEAR |