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Space Puzzle

Directions: Use the clues and words from the word bank to complete the activity.

Word Bank

 

astronomer fall Mercury Pluto sun
axis fusion meteorite red  
Centauri hydrogen moon rotation  
Earth maria orbit shuttle  

 

1. A stars energy comes from nuclear___________.

2. The only planet with life is _________________.

3. The path of a planet around the sun is its __________.

4. Earth's largest satellite is the ________________.

5. The autumnal equinox is the first day of ________________.

6. The planet farthest away from the sun is __________________.

7. The closest planet to the sun is ____________________.

8. A meteor that lands on the earth is ___________________.

9. Acientist who studies the Universe is an __________________.

10. A star's fuel is ________________.

11. The star closest to the earth is the ________________.

12. Oceans on the moon are called _________________.

13. A space ___________________ is a reusable space craft.

14. The closest star to our solar system is Proxima _________________.

15. The color of a dying star _____________.

16. The spinning movement of a planet is its ______________.

17. The imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole is the Earth's ______________.

 

Exploring the Solar System

Planet Diameter Distance from the sun Revolution Rotation
Mercury 4,880km 57,900,000 km 88 days 59 days
Venus 12,100km 108,200,000 km 225 days 243 days
Earth 12,756 km 149,600,000 km 365 days 24 hours
Mars 6,794 km 228,000,000 km 687 days 24.5 hours
Jupiter 143,200 km 778,400,000 km 11.9 years 10 hours
Saturn 120,000 km 1,425,600,000 km 29.5 years 11 hours
Uranus 51,800 km 2,867,000,000 km 84 years 16 hours
Neptune 49,500 km 4,486,000,000 km 164 years 18.5 hours
Pluto 2,600 km 5,890,000,000 km 247 years 6.5 days

Use the information from the table to answer the questions.

1. Which planet is closest to the sun? __________________.

2. Which is the smallest planet? _________________.

3. Which planets are located between Earth and sun? _____________________.

4. Which planet is the largest planet? ______________.

5. Which planet is the smallest? ___________________.

6. What is the diameter of Earth? __________________.

7. How long does it take Plaut to revolve around the sun? _________________.

8. Which planet takes the least time to revolve around the sun? _______________.

9. Which planet revolve around the sun in 365 days? ______________.

10. Which planet takes the longest to rotate? ___________________.

11. Which planet is almost the size of Earth? _____________________.

12. Which planet is the larger, Pluto or Mars? By how much? ________________.

 

General Vocabulary

1. Tides- Caused by the gravitational pull of the moon.

2. Apogee- When the Moon is farthest from the Earth.

3. Perigee- When the Moon is closest to the Earth.

4. Waxing- the Moon is " growing" with more light each night.

5. Waning- The light of the Moon is decreasing.

6. Terminator- The line separating day from night.

7. Annular- type of total solar eclipse when the moon does not block out all of the sun.

8. Cressent- less then half of the Moon is visible.

9. Gibbous- more than half the Moon is visible.

10. New Moon- Moon is NOT visible- day side faces AWAY from the Earth.

11. Lunar Eclipse- The Earth's shadow blocks the Moon. The moon is missing.

12. First Quarter- When the right and Western portion of the moon is visible

13. Full Moon- rises as the Sun sets.

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