Science Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: An _______ is a scientist who studies outer space.

• astronomer

• biologist

• geologist

• chemist

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Fill in the blank: The _______ is the air that surrounds a planet.

• atmosphere

• ocean

• crust

• core

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Fill in the blank: _______ describes when there is a lot of visible light; the opposite of dim.

• bright

• dark

• dull

• gloomy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

Fill in the blank: _______ is a type of gas that plants sometimes take in and that animals release when they breathe.

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• argon

Fill in the blank: _______ describes when there is not a lot of visible light; the opposite of bright.

• Dim

• Dark

• Gloomy

• Dull

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Fill in the blank: An _______ is a planet that orbits a star outside of our solar system.

• Exoplanet

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Satellite

Fill in the blank: The _______ is the area around a star that is not too hot or too cold for liquid water to exist.

• Goldilocks zone

• Habitable zone

• Comfort zone

• Life zone

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a place with conditions where a living thing can survive.

• habitable

• inhospitable

• uninhabitable

• barren

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a large, round object in outer space that orbits a star.

• planet

• comet

• asteroid

• satellite

Fill in the blank: The _______ is all the objects that orbit around a star.

• solar system

• galaxy

• universe

• asteroid belt