vocab
What is the word for engines that are use to send things through the air or space?
rockets
Which two countries were in the space race?
What is an astronaut?
a person who travels into space
These look like tiny lights in the night sky.
stars
Closest planet to the sun small and speedy
Mercury
a vehicle for traveling in space
spaceraft
This gives us light and heat.
the sun
This is the planet we live on.
Earth
A tool used to look at stars and planets.
telescope
What is the big and stormy planet? hint: it is the fifth from the sun
Jupiter
When something spins in place, it does this.
Rotates
These are huge balls of hot gas that give off light.
stars
When Earth spins, the part facing the Sun has this.
daytime
This object orbits Earth.
Moon
What do all planets have in common?
They all orbit the sun
This person studies the Sun, Moon, and stars.
Astronomer
The Sun looks bigger than other stars because it is this.
Closer to Earth
Earth has air around it called this.
Atmosphere
Earth stays in place because of this pulling force
gravity
What is the sixth planet from the sun? Hint: it has rings
Saturn
The Moon has many holes called this.
Craters
The Sun rises in this direction
east
The Sun sets in this direction.
West
Some stars form pictures in the sky called this.
constellations
How many planets are in our solar system?
8