Shooting Stars
A "shooting star" is not actually a star. When people see one, they are really seeing a _______ fall toward Earth.
What is a meteor?
It’s bad enough to be the runt of the group, but to be told after ______ years that you’re not even a member of the club.
What is 75?
Saturn is the ______ planet from the sun in our solar system.
What is the sixth?
Mercury was the smallest planet in our ________ and the closest to the sun.
What is the solar system?
Venus has a very _______ atmosphere.
Thick or thin
What is thick?
Jupiter is the ______ planet from the sun.
What is fifth?
Meteors come from outer space. Frozen lumps of dust, rocks, and gas move through our ___________.
What is the solar system?
Pluto was first _______ in 1930.
What is discovered?
The planet is made up of ________.
What are gases?
In the 1970s, scientists sent a __________ to fly by Mercury and take photographs of the planet.
What is a space probe?
It traps in the sun’s heat, causing Venus to reach temperatures higher than 850 ________ Fahrenheit.
What are degrees?
It is the _______ planet in our solar system
What is the largest ?
Shooting Stars _______ the sun like planets do.
What is orbit?
_________ (the other dwarf planet) was discovered in 2005.
What is Eris?
Saturn’s rings were seen for the first time in 1610 by a famous Italian scientist. His name was ____________.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
In fact, Mercury’s surface even has ________ like Earth’s moon.
What are craters?
A probe is a scientific instrument used for exploring. But, the probe could only handle the heat on Venus for a few _______ before it was destroyed.
How long? (time)
What are hours?
Jupiter looks like it has one large ______ spot.
What is red?
Sometimes a meteor doesn't completely burn up in the sky. It falls all the way to Earth. When it hits the ground, it is known as a __________.
What is a meteorite?
Pluto is made up almost entirely of ____________. 2 words.
What is rock and ice?
Saturn has seven or eight main rings. But each of these rings is actually made up of other rings. No one knows exactly how many rings Saturn has. It may have as many as _______ rings.
What is 1,000?
Who think these cliffs are a sign that the planet has actually shrunk over time.
Who are Astronomers?
Its _______ is toxic.
What is atmosphere?
Jupiter has 67 _______!
What are moons?
As a meteor burns, it leaves a ____________ behind it.
it's three words
What is a trail of light?
Pluto and Eris became members of the _______ planet club.
What is dwarf ?
Over _______ planets the size of Earth could fit in Saturn!
a number
What is 700?
Mercury is only a little _______ than Earth’s moon.
What is bigger?
Venus has almost no ________. Even the clouds in Venus contain very little water. They are made mostly of acid.
What is water?
In the 1600s, the famous astronomer __________ looked at Jupiter through an early telescope.
Who is Galileo?