Science Vocabulary
Social Studies Vocabulary
Planets and Solar System
Customs, Holidays, and Landmarks
Grab Bag
100
This is an imaginary line that separates the Northern and Southern hemispheres of the Earth.
Equator
100
A ______ shows days, weeks, months, and years.
Calendar
100
Which is the only planet we know has life?
Earth
100
List two holidays.
answers vary. (Christmas, Halloween, New Years)
100
All ______ have a tail.
comets!
200
Shooting star is another name for....
Meteor
200
What is the difference between a day and date?
A day is a WORD that tells the day of week (Monday, Tuesday, etc.). The date is a number, like March 31.
200
What is the difference between an inner and outer planet?
Inner planets are closer to the sun. They are inside the asteroid belt. Outer planets are further from the sun. They are outside the asteroid belt.
200
Tell one custom for Christmas.
Give gifts, decorate trees, caroling, etc.
200
Who was the first dog in space (out of Earth's atmosphere)?
Laika
300
When a planet goes around the sun one time it has completed one...
Orbit.
300
A place that is important or special. An example might be the statue of liberty.
landmark.
300
List all 8 planets in order from closest to the sun to furthest from the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
300
What is a custom for Easter?
egg hunt, decorate eggs, go to church, family gathering
300
Which planet is the largest in our solar system?
Saturn
400
A hot ball of gases in the night sky. These come in many colors.
stars
400
Each country has a ______ with different colors and shapes.
flag
400
Which planet has A SHORTER orbit time than Jupiter? (Earth, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
Earth
400
If I were to mark Halloween on the calendar, which month would I put it on? What date?
October. 31st.
400
Which two countries were the first to send manned missions and satellites into space?
The USA and the USSR (Russia).
500
What are things we have learned about that scientists use to learn about space? Name 2.
telescopes, satellites, manned space missions, and space probes, etc.
500
A special way that a group does something.
Custom
500
Which planet is smaller than Earth? (Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus)
Jupiter
500
List two famous landmarks and the country you might find them in.
answers vary.
500
Describe the flag of canada.
It is red and white. It has a maple leaf in the center.
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