U3W3 Vocabulary Wonders 3rd Grade

Front

What does the word 'solar system' mean?

Back

The sun and planets that move around it.

Front

Which word means 'the study of the Sun, Moon, stars and planets'?

Back

Astronomy.

Front

What does the word 'surface' mean?

Back

The outside layer of something.

Front

What does the word 'amount' mean?

Back

How much.

Front

If I am interested in the stars, the moon, and planets, I should study ____________.

Back

Astronomy.

Front

What is the center of our solar system?

Back

The Sun.

Front

What do we call the path that planets take around the Sun?

Back

Orbit.

Front

What is the name of the galaxy that contains our solar system?

Back

The Milky Way.

Front

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Back

Jupiter.

Front

What do we call a scientist who studies space?

Back

An astronomer.