Out of This World
This star is the closest one to Earth.
the sun
A spider has this many legs.
8
This imaginary line divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Equator
This organ pumps blood throughout your body
the Heart
James Naismith invented this sport in 1891
Basketball
This planet is famous for its large, easy-to-see ring system.
Saturn
This spotted cat is the fastest land animal.
Cheetah
This U.S. state is the largest by area
ALASKA
This force keeps you on the ground instead of floating away.
Gravity
The Tour de France is a famous race involving these two-wheeled vehicles.
Bikes
Our solar system is part of this galaxy, which shares its name with a candy bar.
The milky way
Despite its enormous size, this largest animal on Earth feeds mostly on tiny creatures called krill.
Blue Whale
This mountain range stretches along much of western North America.
the Rocky Mountains?
Covering the outside of your body, this is your largest organ.
the skin
Often called football outside the United States, this sport is also known as “association football.”
Soccer
Despite not being closest to the Sun, this planet is the hottest in our solar system.
VENUS
Unlike mammals that only glide, this mammal can truly fly.
Bat
the capital of Canada.
Ottawa
Plants use sunlight to make food through this process.
photosynthesis
William Morgan invented this sport in 1895; teams hit a ball over a net using their hands.
volleyball
This region between Mars and Jupiter contains many rocky objects orbiting the Sun.
What is the asteroid belt?
An octopus has this many hearts.
Three
This river forms part of the border between Texas and Mexico.
the Rio Grande?
This central part of an atom contains its protons and neutrons.
the nucleus
The first modern Olympic Games took place in Athens, in this country.
Greece