WorksheetsSun and the Stars
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 24mins
What is an asteroid?
chunks of rock and metal floating in space
a new star
an exploding star
a group of billions and billions of stars
What is a comet?
a large cloud of dust and gas where stars are formed
a tool that makes faraway objects look larger, closer and brighter
an icy ball of rocks, dust, and ice floating in space
a new star
What is a constellation?
a group of billions and billions of stars
all of the planets and objects that move around a star
an exploding star
am imaginary pattern of a group of stars
What is a galaxy?
a new star
a group of billions and billions of stars
the oval-shapes path of a planet around a star
an imaginary pattern of a group of stars
What is a meteor?
pieces of asteroid that enter Earth's atmosphere
an exploding star
a huge ball of hot, glowing gases that gives off heat and light
a group of a billions and billions of stars
What is a nebula?
an exploding star
a new star
a large cloud of dust and gas where stars are formed
a tool that makes faraway objects look larger, closer and brighter.
What is a nova?
an icy, ball of rocks, dust and ice floating in space
a group of billions and billions of stars
chunks of rock and metal floating in space
a new star
What is an orbit?
a new star
an exploding star
the oval-shaped path of a planet around a star
a tool that makes faraway objects look larger, closer and brighter
What is radiant energy?
energy that travels through space (light and heat)
an exploding star
a huge ball of hot, glowing gases that gives off heat and light
all of the planets and objects that move around a star
What is a solar system??
energy that travels through space (light and heat)
an exploding star
a tools that makes faraway objects look larger, closer, and brighter
all of the planets and objects that move around a star
What is a star?
chunks of rock and metal floating in space
a large cloud of dust and gas where stars are formed
a huge ball of hot, glowing gases that gives of heat and light
energy that travels through space (light and heat)
What is a supernova
a group of billions and billions of stars
an icy ball of rocks, dust, and ice floating in space
a tool that makes faraway objects look larger closer and brighter
an exploding star
What is a telescope?
an exploding star
energy that travels through space (light and heat)
a tool that makes faraway objects look larger, closer, and brighter
a group of billions and billions of stars
Stars produce light and heat through a process called
nuclear fusion
radiant energy
Most stars are much (a) than earth. They are very far away, farther than the planets
The color of the star depends on its (a) .
Stars give off different amounts of ________.
light
heat
A stars age can be determined by its
color and size
shape and size
color and shape
path and color
Big stars can eventually explode in a ___________.
asteroid
meteor
supernova
nova
Smaller stars just slowly collapse into ________ _________ stars and burn out.
red stars
dwarf stars
yellow stars
larger stars
Our ______ is a medium sized yellow star close to Earth
Sun
moon
asteroid
nova
Our Sun looks large and bright because it is (a) to Earth.
Without the sun the Earth would be _________________________.
During the day, all of the stars are still in the sky. they are hidden by the brightness of the Sun.
True
False
___________ is known as one of the 5 known dwarf planets?
Earth
Neptune
Pluto
Mars
Where is the asteroid belt located?
between Earth and Mars
between Pluto and Saturn
between the inner and the outer planets
between the moon and the Sun
The outer planets are what kind of planets?
rock giants
mediums sized planets
meteors
gas giants
What are the names of the outer planets?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Earth, Mercury, Venus, and Mars
The moon. The Sun, Earth, and Jupiter
The Sun, Saturn, Venus, Mars
The inner planets are ________ and ________
small, gaseous
large, gaseous
large, rocky
small, rocky
Name the inner planets.
The moon, the Sun, Earth, Jupiter
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Earth, Mars, Mercury, and Venus
Saturn, the Sun, Earth, Pluto
Our solar system is part of the ___________ galaxy.
asteroid belt
Oort cloud
Milky Way
Ursa Minor
How many planets do we have in our solar system?
5
7
8
15
Which constellation is known as Orion?
Which constellation is known as Leo?
Which constellation is known as Canis Major, the Great Dog
Identify Ursa Minor, the Little Bear.
Which constellation is known as Ursa Major, the Great Bear?
