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Solar System Review 1

Solar System Review 1

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Science

4th Grade

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NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3

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Melissa Louie

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6 Slides • 5 Questions

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Solar System Review

Blast Off And Prepare For Our Test!

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Vocabulary Words To Know

  • Sun: a star at the center of our solar system

  • Moon: small planet-like body that orbits Earth

  • Planet: large object that orbits the sun

  • Star: a huge burning ball of superheated gases

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Multiple Choice

Small planet-like body that orbits the Earth

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Sun

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Planet

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Moon

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Star

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Vocabulary Words To Know

  • Galaxy: a large system of stars, gas, and dust

  • Universe: everything that exists in space

  • Orbit: Earth's path as it moves around the sun

  • Axis: imaginary line that goes through both poles of a planet

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Fill in the Blank

A large system of stars, gas, and dust

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Earth and Moon

  • Moon has different phases, or shapes

  • Earth rotates around its axis once a day, creating day and night

  • Earth is tilted on its axis creating seasons

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Multiple Choice

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What is another word for different shapes of the moon?

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constellations

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orbits

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phases

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Planets

  • Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system

  • Inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

  • Outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Multiple Select

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Check off all of the outer planets.

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Mars

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Saturn

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Neptune

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Earth

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Sun and Stars

  • Hydrogen and helium are gases that make up the sun

  • A star's color tells how hot it is. Blue=hottest and Red=coolest

  • Stars seem to change position because as Earth orbits the sun, we see different parts of space

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Multiple Choice

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Stars seems to change positions in the sky because...

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we see different parts of the stars at different times of the year

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we see different parts of space at different times of the year

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we see different parts of the sun at different times of the year

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Blast Off And Prepare For Our Test!

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