Wonders Unit 5 Week 4

Which word has the opposite meaning of the word approximately?

• almost
• tightly
• exactly
• often 

Which of these items would best help a person do a calculation? 

• book
• calculator
• paper
• scissors 

Diameter is the distance

• top to bottom
• from side to side
• around something 
• between two things

Something that is astronomical has to do with

• cooking
• measurement
• space
• weight

What does the word orbit mean?

• to move away from another object
• to move around another object
• to bounce off another object
• to collide with another object

What does the word spheres mean? 

• round three-dimensional objects
• square three-dimensional objects 
• triangular three-dimensional objects
• rectangular three-dimensional objects

Noun 1. Rules used to measure 2. Set standards 
Which of the following words is defined above? 

• calculation
• criteria
• diameter
• spheres

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word evaluate? 

• anticipate 
• judge
• organize
• structure 

What is the main difference between the planets in our solar system? 

• The planets closest to the sun have a rocky surface and the planets farthest from the sun are made up mostly of gas. 
• The planets farthest from the sun have a rocky surface and the planets closest to the sun are made up mostly of gas. 
• The planets closest to the sun travel outside their own orbits, but the planets furthest from the Sun have their own orbits.
• The planets farthest from the sun travel outside their own orbits, but the planets closest too the Sun have their own orbits. 

Most scientists think the world began as a 

• star
• comet
• planet
• nebula