WORD POWER
Read the definition of each word and the clues given. What word is it?
It is the study of stars and planets.
A _ _ _ O _ _ _ Y
A S T R O N O M Y
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Who was the first person to study the solar system?
Galileo
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What is an example of a dwarf planet?
Pluto
Read each question and answer it based on the story, THE COYOTE AND THE JAR OF STARS.
What does the legend, Coyote and the Jar of Stars, tell us?
It tells us why there are stars in the sky.
Read each sentence. Is it CORRECT or INCORRECT?
Earth Mother wanted the Coyote to paint the sky.
INCORRECT
Earth Mother did not want the Coyote to paint the sky.
Read the definition of each word and the clues given. What word is it?
It is the world.
G _ _ _ E
G L O B E
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What did scientists launch in 1958?
satellite, Explorer 1
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What are the gas planets?
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter
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Who volunteered to paint the sky?
Coyote
Read each sentence. Is it CORRECT or INCORRECT?
Venus is the largest rock planet.
Earth is the largest rock planet.
Read the definition of each word and the clues given. What word is it?
It is to provide what someone needs.
S _ _ _ _ _ T
S U P P O R T
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How did the satellite collect information?
They circled the globe and took photographs.
Read each question and answer it based on the story, EARTH.
What do you call the imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth from top to bottom?
axis
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How did the nighttime in the past look like?
It was empty and dark.
Read each sentence. Is it CORRECT or INCORRECT?
Craters are star-shaped pits in the surface of the Moon.
INCORRECT
They are bowl-shaped pits.
Read the definition of each word and the clues given. What word is it?
It is how much something is.
A _ _ _ _ T
A M O U N T
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What did astronaut, Edwin Buzz Aldrin, take from the moon?
rock
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What would happen to Earth's temperature if there were not gasses covering the planet?
The temperature would be colder/hotter and life would not be possible.
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What adjectives can be used to describe the Coyote?
boastful and careless
Read each sentence. Is it CORRECT or INCORRECT?
It takes more than 27 days for the Moon to rotate.
CORRECT
Read the definition of each word and the clues given. What word is it?
It is outside of something.
S _ _ _ _ _ E
S U R F A C E
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How many minutes did it take for the Hubble telescope to orbit the Earth?
96 minutes
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What describes the Moon's surface?
mostly gray and dirt
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According to the legend, how did the stars remain in the sky without names and patterns?
The Coyote crashed into the jar of stars and they all floated up and scattered across the sky.
Read each sentence. Is it CORRECT or INCORRECT?
It takes 364 days for Earth to revolve the sun.
INCORRECT
It takes 365 days.