OSU Space HW Worksheet
Deep Space Mission Science Homework
OSU Space HW
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Space Word Bank
Simple clues to help you complete your mission!
People & Tools
Astronomer: studies stars and space.
Cosmologist: studies the universe's start.
Telescope: tool to see far-away objects.
Cosmic Objects
Exoplanet: planet orbiting a distant star.
Nebula: gas cloud where stars are born.
Black Hole: super strong space gravity trap.
Supernova: giant, bright star explosion.
Stars: glowing balls of burning hot gas.
Cluster: a crowd of stars close together.
Space Concepts
Deep Space: area far past our solar system.
Galaxies: huge groups of billions of stars.
Light-years: measure of massive space distance.
Orbit: path a planet takes around a star.
Solar System: our Sun and its orbiting planets.
Big Bang Theory: how the universe began.
Cosmic Tip
Use your pencil to check off vocabulary words as you spot them in the questions!
1
Scientists who study deep space and stars are called...
A cosmologists
B astronomers
C exoplanets
2
Fill in the blanks using words from your Space Word Bank:
An exoplanet is a planet that travels in an around a star outside our .
3
What is a nebula?
A A massive, super-bright star explosion (supernova).
B A giant space cloud of dust and gas where new stars are born.
C A spot in deep space with gravity so strong that nothing escapes.
4
Fill in the blank:
Because space is so huge, scientists use to measure the massive distances between stars and galaxies instead of using miles.
light-years
telescopes
orbits
5
Space Explorer Journal
If you were an astronomer, which deep space object (like a black hole, a nebula, or an exoplanet) would you want to study most? Explain why!
