5th Grade Solar System

What is a STAR?

• A twinkle, like a diamond, in the night sky
• A ball of fire
• Glowing ball of hot gas that makes its own energy and light
• A large spherical object in space

What is a PLANET?

• A large object in space that orbits a star, such as the sun.
• A small plan that is made ahead of time
• An object in space
• A natural satellite that orbits a planet

What is a MOON?

• Something you see in the night sky
• Something in space that is made of cheese
• a large object in space that orbits a star
• A natural satellite that orbits a planet

What is FUSION?

• A new type of food that combines tacos with spaghetti
• The process by which particles combine to form a new particle
• A type of car made by Toyota
• A new type of karate

What is a GALAXY?

• The speed of the internet
• A group of billions of stars
• A large object in space that orbits a planet
• How the heat of the sun is measured

What is an ATMOSPHERE?

• An envelope of gas surrounding an object in space
• The center of a planet
• A shape that you study in Geometry
• A book of maps

What is the FASTEST moving planet?

• Earth
• Saturn
• Mercury
• Venus

What is a SUNSPOT?

• A really bad sunburn
• A dark area on the sun's surface that gives off less energy than the rest of the sun
• The hottest part of the sun
• The shadow of another object on the sun's surface

What is the HOTTEST planet?

• Earth
• Mercury
• Venus
• Mars

What is the LARGEST planet?

• The Sun
• Neptune
• Venus
• Jupiter