Finding Main Ideas I
A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern
Constellation
Pluto is this type of planet
Dwarf
A Brazilian soccer player often called the "best soccer player ever."
Pele
The name of a 15th century Chinese fleet commander, diplomat, and military man
Zheng He
The word for Egyptian king
Pharaoh
A constellation most people can identify that consists of 7 starts
Big Dipper
True or False: Pluto is able to draw smaller objects into itself, or fling them off into space.
False
This famous Mexican artist of 20th century is known for her self-portraits
Frida Kahlo
These brothers are credited with inventing and flying the world's first successful motor-operated airplane
The Wright Brothers
This pharaoh ruled at the age of 9 for a period of ten years
Tutankhamun or King Tut
The Big Dipper is part of this larger constellation
Ursa Major or the Great Bear
The word for "death of a star"
supernova
A Mexican-American labor leader and civil rights activist
Cesar Chavez
This 15th century, European artist made more than 100 sketches of flying machines
Leonardo da Vinci
This British archaeologist is known for having discovered the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun
Howard Carter
This many stars form the handle of the Big Dipper
Three
A star makes energy by changing this element into helium
Hydrogen
Cesar Chavez fought for the rights of these types of laborers
Migrant workers or laborers
Zheng He commanded this many voyages
7
This British aristocrat paid for the excavation of pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb
Lord Carnarvon
The "Hunter" refers to this constellation
Orion
When the universe began, it had only these three "lightest" elements
Hydrogen, Helium, and Lithium
The name of Cesar Chavez's grandson
Fernando Chavez
Kites were first flown in this country around 400 B.C.E.
China
The gold mask covering pharaoh Tutankhamun's head and shoulders weighted this many pounds
22 pounds