S CIENCE U NIT D C HAPTER 1 THE SOLAR SYSTEM
L E S S O N 1 What Are Stars and Planets?
____ A RE MUCH BIGGER THAN THE E ARTH. Stars
S TARS LOOK SMALLER BECAUSE THEY ARE SO _______. far away
A STAR IS A BIG BALL OF _______. hot gases
S TARS ARE DIFFERENT ________, _____, AND ____________. temperatures sizes distances
T HE GASES OF A STAR GIVE OFF TWO KINDS OF LIGHT :________( SOL AR ENERGY ) AND ___________. light energy heat energy
P EOPLE USE _______ TO LOOK AT THE NIGHT SKY BECAUSE STARS LOOK CLOSER AND LARGER. telescopes
T HE E ARTH IS IN THE ______G ALAXY. Milky Way
A ____ IS MADE UP OF MILLIONS OF STARS THAT ORBIT THE SAME CENTER. galaxy
A GROUP OF STARS THAT FORM A STAR PICTURE IS CALLED A ________. constellation
_____, OR THE N ORTH S TAR, CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THE HANDLE OF THE L ITTLE D IPPER. Polaris
P EOPLE LONG AGO USED THE ________ LIKE A COMPASS, BECAUSE IT IS LOCATED ABOVE THE N ORTH P OLE. North Star
T HE ____ IS THE STAR CLOSEST TO THE E ARTH. sun
W E HAVE _____ PLANETS IN OUR S OLAR S YSTEM. eight
T HE PLANETS ARE _____,_____,____ ___,_____,______, ______, AND ______. MercuryVenus Earth MarsJupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
A _____ IS A LARGE BALL OF ROCK OR GAS THAT TRAVELS AROUND THE SUN. planet
O UR SOLAR SYSTEM HAS _____, THAT DO NOT GIVE OFF LIGHT OF THEIR OWN. moons
O UR SOLAR SYSTEM HAS ________, WHICH ARE SMALL CHUNKS OF ROCK OR ICE. meteoroids
O UR SOLAR SYSTEM HAS ______, WHICH ARE CHUNKS OF ROCK OR METAL. asteroids
O UR SOLAR SYSTEM HAS _____, WHICH ARE FROZEN BALLS OF DIRTY ICE. comets
O UR SOLAR SYSTEM HAS ______, THAT TRAVEL AROUND THE SUN. planets
O UR SOLAR SYSTEM HAS A ___, WHICH IS A HOT GLOWING BALL OF GAS. sun
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