Quizlet

Flashcards: Space

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meteoranother name for a shooting star
Yuri Gargarinfirst human in space
Jupiterthe largest planet,has a red spot
White Dwarfan old, cold star
asteroidsbits of space rock between Mars and Jupiter
Plutothe smallest, coldest planet
Sunclosest star to earth
Mercuryscorched planet, closest to sun
Gravitya force caused by mass
Supernovaan old star that is dying, very bright, exploding star
Marsthe red planet, half the size of Earth
Sputnikthe first man-made satellite in space
Solar Systemall things that orbit the sun
Oriona constellation of a hunter in space
Venusthe morning star
The Milky Waythe name of the galaxy that the earth is part of
constellationa pattern of stars in the sky
galaxya group of about 100 billion stars
spaceno air to breath, weightlessness, cold, no food or water
Black Holeformed when a star has such a large mass and gravity that not even light can escape from it
Yellow stara young star
Arcturusan example of a red giant
The Moonhas many craters, because there is no atmosphere to burn up the asteroids before they hit