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The study of celestial objects is called .

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Important Questions on The Universe

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What is the mass of the moon?
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Which is called Earth's satellite?
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The branch of science which deals with the study of _____ is called astronomy. (Choose from the list: meteorite, Pluto, moons, planets, universe, core, comet, constellation)
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The stars appear to _____ in the sky. Select from twinkle/ shine continuously.
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_____ are the celestial bodies that emit lights on their own.
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_____ are celestial bodies of the universe and continuously emit light and heat.
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Scientists recently detected a newborn star 100 light years away. Light from this star takes _____ years to reach the earth.
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Stars are built by _____ (Hydrogen/Oxygen) gas.
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Stars are _____ objects. (luminous/non-luminous)
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One _____ is the distance travelled by light in one year.
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A _____ is a celestial body that revolves around a planet.

(Choose from the following: moon/ asteroids/ meteors)

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The Milky Way is a _____ galaxy.
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_____ is the distance travelled by light in one year and is equal to 9.46×1012 km.
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The explosion that created the universe is called the _____ .
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_____ (Cosmology model / The Big Bang Theory) is the prevailing model of evolution of the universe.  
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Objects that are made up of hot gases and emit their own light are called _____.
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Here is the definition of an important term from the glossary of space terms. Choose the correct term for the given description.
(meteorite, spacewalk, cosmology, probe, solar flares, astronomer, galaxy, revolve, constellation, capsule, rotate, escape velocity)
One of the very large groups of stars and other matter that are found throughout the universe: _____
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The stars seem to move across the sky from east to _____ .
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Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:

_____ (Star/Planet) is made up of hot burning gases.

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Light year is a unit of _____.