5Th Grade Blount: Cpt. 16 Science

Front 1

A solar eclipse occurs when the ______ blocks the ______ light.

Back 1

Moon, sun's

Front 2

A star is a gigantic ball of very _____ that give off ______.

Back 2

Hot gases, electromagnetic radiation

Front 3

Red stars are the _____.

White or blue white stars are the ______.

Back 3

Coolest, hottest

Front 4

Give 4 characteristics of our Sun.

Back 4

1. A medium-sized star

2. It's energy comes from the fusion of hydrogen and helium atoms.

3. Gives off thermal and light energy

4. Closest star to Earth

Front 5

The _________stars are the stars that give off the most energy.

Back 5

Brightest

Front 6

The distance light travels in one year

Back 6

Light year

Front 7

Part of the Sun that gives off the light energy we see

Back 7

Photosphere

Front 8

Part of the photosphere, looks dark because they are cooler than the rest of the photosphere

Back 8

Sunspots

Front 9

A star is born in a fiery cloud of ____ and _____ called ______ and dies when it runs out of _____ (______).

Back 9

Gas, dust, nebula, fuel, hydrogen

Front 10

Gigantic explosion that occurs at the end of life in some stars.

Back 10

Supernova

Front 11

Point in space that has such a strong force of gravity that nothing within a certain distance of it can escape getting pulled into it.

Back 11

Black hole

Front 12

Our solar system is part of a _____ galaxy called the ______.

Back 12

Spiral, Milky Way

Front 13

Huge system of stars,dust, and gas held together by gravity.

Back 13

Galaxy

Front 14

All galaxies constantly move through ______.

Back 14

Space

Front 15

Name and describe the 3 types of galaxies.

Back 15

Spiral-looks like a pinwheel, bright in the middle with wispy arms spreading out from the center.

Irregular-no real shape.

Elliptical-almost round or oval. Like a football.

Front 16

A group of stars that forms a pattern, appear to move across the sky because Earth rotates.

Back 16

Constellation.