Vocabulary
A large spoon with a long handle
What is a ladle?
What is shine?
Why can't you see stars other than the sun during the day?
sunlight fills the sky and makes the other stars invisible
Look on P. 452. What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
The sun (shine, shines) on Earth.
The sun shines on Earth.
An arrangement or design
What is temperature?
Look at the illustration on P. 452. How many planets are there?
8 planets
Why is it hard to see stars in the city?
Light pollution
Some stars (look, looks) red.
Some stars look red.
huge or enormous
What is gigantic?
a tool used to make faraway objects appear nearer
What is a telescope?
Which statement is a conclusion you can draw about the sun?
a. The sun is hotter than blue stars and red stars.
b. The sun is hotter than blue stars and cooler than red stars.
c. The sun is cooler than blue stars and red stars.
d. The sun is cooler than blue stars and hotter than red stars.
d. The sun is cooler than blue stars and hotter than red stars.
What is the bright star in Canis Major?
Sirius
The clouds (are, is) fluffy and bright.
The clouds are fluffy and bright.
a substance, such as air, that is neither a solid nor a liquid
What is gas?
people who look at stars
Who are stargazers?
Look back at P. 449. What is the main idea of the section "How I Wonder Where You Are"?
a. The sun looks bigger than other stars because it's closer to Earth.
b. Stars are very small.
c. Stars are objects in space that are made of large balls of burning gas.
d. The sun is a star that is a very large distance from Earth.
a. The sun looks bigger than other stars because it's closer to Earth.
The big dipper is shaped like a _________.
somewhat dark; not bright
What is dim?
patterns of stars
What are constellations?
How does the author organize this paragraph?
"Oh, my stars, the universe is ginormous! It appears to sprawl forever. How many stars does it hold altogether? No one knows for sure. NASA believes there are zillions. Astronomers claim that to tally all the stars would be as hard as counting grains of sand on a beach. It could take eons...."
a. explains a problem and a solution
b. describes a series of events in order
c. asks a question and gives an answer
d. tells how two things are different
C. asks a question and gives an answer
Why does it look like the stars are moving across the sky?
Constellations (appear, appears) all over the sky.
Constellations appear all over the sky.