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Context Clues
Context Clues
Earth and Its Neighbors
Earth and Its Neighbors
Destination Saturn
100

The cup still has the _______________ of hot water.

warmth


100

He is majoring in ________________ in college

astronomy 

100

What did Galileo study the sky with?

He studied the sky with a strong telescope he built.

100

In 1961, who was the first American astronaut?

Alan Shepard became America’s first astronaut

100

Why is Saturn so easy to recognize?

Rings


200

In our science class, we learned about the________________ today

solar system

200

The carpenter made the _____________ of the wooden desk smooth

surface

200

What did he discover through his own telescope? (2 answers)

  • He saw many stars and planets.
  • He saw the rocky surface of the moon.
  • He discovered the Jupiter.
  • He discovered spots on the fiery surface of the sun.

b and d 

200

After Alan Shepard, what did more astronauts do? (2 answers)

  • Some orbited the Saturn.
  • Some took pictures and collected Moon rocks.
  • Some walked on the dusty and bumpy surface of the moon.
  • Astronauts wanted to ask more important questions.

b and c

200

How many moons does Saturn have?

53

300

I will _____________ Team A in this vote. What about you?

support

300

We only have a small ______________ of milk left, so we should go shopping.

amount

300

What did Astronomy begin with?

It began with the simple telescope

300

What did scientists create to get closer to the other planets? What did they do with it?

They created The Hubble Space Telescope, and it was launched into space in1990

300

How is Titan similar to Earth?

River valleys, mountains, similar weather patterns, atmosphere

400

The teacher used a _________ to show North America

globe

400

What happened in 1958?

Scientists launched Explorer 1, the first American satellite, into space.

400

How does the Hubble help scientists?

It helps scientists study Earth and its neighbors.

500

Why don’t you check your body ______________? You look like you have a fever.

temperature

500

What did the satellites do?

  • They circled the globe and took _________________ of Earth, the moon, stars and other planets.
  • They collected a large amount of ___________________
  • They even tracked the ___________________ on the planet Saturn.
photographs

information

temperature