Grade 5 - Chapter 5

This is made up of the sun and its planets, along with moons, asteroids, and comets.

• galaxy

• universe

• solar system

Our galaxy is called the

• Orion

• Milky Way

• Space Jam

Our Milky Way galaxy is

• an irregular galaxy

• is a spiral galaxy

A huge ball of very hot gas that gives off energy is

• a star

• a moon

• a planet

A large round object that revolves around a star and has cleared the region around its orbit

• moon

• asteroid

• planet

a frozen mass of rock, different types of ice, and dust, orbiting the sun

• meteor

• comet

• asteroid

Dark spots that move on the face of the sun

• solar flares

• prominences

• sunspots

The outermost layer of the sun

• photosphere

• corona (not the virus!)

• prominence

Planets closest to the sun are called

• terrestial

• inner planets

• jovial

The second planet from the sun

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus