BIOLOGY AND GEOLOGY, UNIT 1

THE UNIVERSE

NAME:………………………………………………………………………...DATE:……………….

1. Complete:
“Scientists developed two different theories to explain what the Universe was like.
………………….theory: In the second century BC, Ptolemy proposed that the …………….was the
centre of the universe. The Sun, Moon and planets revolve around the Earth.
…………………... theory: In 1,542, Nicolas Copernicus proposed that the …………….was the
centre of the universe. The Earth, the Moon and the rest of the planets orbited the Sun”

2. Translate these words:

Galaxies:
Star:
Sun:
Comet:
Milky Way:
Nebula:
Planet:
Satellite:
Asteroid:
Constellation:

3. a)What is a galaxy?

b) What is the name of our galaxy?

4. What is a star?

5. What is a planet?

6. Which celestial bodies form the universe?

7. Complete:

•……………………………..: This is the distance from the Earth to the Sun. Approximately 150
million kilometres.
• ……………………………..:This is the distance light travels in one year. Light travels 300,000
km in one second, for therefore one light-year is approximately 9,500,000,000,000 km.

8. Write the names of the planets in this picture:

9. What is the difference between planet and dwarf planet?

10. What is a Constellation? Give one example.