Images
Vocabulary
Knowledge
Planets
Lanuage
100
The person in this image is using a ________. This tool helps us see distant objects, like stars and planets, by magnifying them.
telescope
100
What is another word for frigid?
a. good
b. freezing
c. winter
B
100
Another way to say “Earth spins on its axis, which causes day and night” is Earth ________, which causes day and night.
rotates
100
This used to be a planet but now is considered a dwarf planet.
Pluto
100
Complete the sentence.
He made a ______ mistake because he was not paying attention.
a. careless b. careful c. carelessly
a. careless
200
This crewed or uncrewed vehicle designed to travel into space for research and exploration is called a ____________.
spacecraft
200
Air began to stream through the window of the kitchem.
What does stream mean in that sentence?
a. to flow or trail
b. a body of running water
c. to transfer digital data for viewing or playback
A
200
Earth has just the right amount of ______________to support human, animal, and plant life. (2 things)
heat and light
200
This planet is the largest of the gas giant planets with more than 60 known moons; climate is very cold, stormy, and windy.
Jupiter
200
Which word best completes the sentence?
It started to rain, ______ we stayed inside.
a. because b. so c. and
b. so
300
What type of building is shown in the image? Hint: The building is used for looking at stars, planets, and other space objects.
observatory
300
She decided to pursue her dream of space travel, so she applied to NASA to become an astronaut.
What does the word pursue mean in the sentence?
a. to identify your position in relation to things around you
b. to try to catch something or someone
c. to do what is needed to accomplish something
C
300
What spiral galaxy is Earth a part of?
Milky Way
300
This is the last of the rocky planets; rust in the surface rocks gives it a red color.
Mars
300
What word completes the sentence?
The classroom was filled with ______ cheers after the good news.
a. joyfully b. joyless c. joyous
C. joyous
400
Look at the image. What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when the North Pole is tilted toward the sun?
winter
400
An uncrewed spacecraft that explores space, constantly taking pictures.
space probe
400
Are both of these statements True or False:
1. A star's color depends on the amount of heat and light it produces.
2. All stars are likely made up of mostly hydrogen and helium.
True
400
Earth's closest neighbor; a think, cloudy atmosphere holds in the heat from the sun making it very hot
Venus
400
Which choice has the correct punctuation?
a. The two cat's bowls are on the floor.
b. The two cats bowls are on the floor.
c. The two cats' bowls are on the floor.
C
500
This image shows what? Pay attention to where the Earth is in relation to the Sun and moon.
Lunar Eclipse
500
Astonomers describe this as a planet that orbits a star outside of our solar system.
an exoplanet
500
Put the following events in order from earliest to latest.
a. Astronauts live and work for extended periods of time on the ISS.
b. Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbits the globe for 108 minutes.
c. U.S. astronauts first vist the moon's surface.
d. Dogs from Russia and apes from the US were sent into space.
D, B, C, A
500
List the planets in order.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
500
Write a sentence using a singular possessive noun.
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