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WorksheetsU3W3 Earth
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The _______ of something is how much of that thing there is.
limit
amount
globe
price
____________ is the study of the stars and planets.
astronomy
astronaut
science
scientist
The _______ is a scale model of the world (Earth).
map
story
picture
globe
The __________ includes Earth and the planets that move around the sun.
arctic
atmosphere
solar system
temperature
If you __________ someone or something, you provide what they need.
support
imagine
think
love
The ___________ of something tells how hot or cold that thing is.
coolness
warmth
temperature
support
When you feel _________ of the sun, you feel its heat.
warmth
sun
coldness
happiness
What is the author's first and last name? Spelling and capitalization must be correct.
(a)
What makes Earth a special planet?
it has volcanoes
it has lots of water
it has living beings on it
it is mostly made of rock
How many people live on Earth?
thousands
millions
billions
trillions
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Earth has the right temperature for life
some planets are too cold to support life
some planets are too hot to support life
gases cover the planet
How many planets are in the solar system? Answer on page 244.
6
7
8
9
Which two planets are Earth's neighbors? Answer on page 244.
Mercury and Jupiter
Mars and Jupiter
Mercury and Venus
Venus and Mars
Which are the rocky planets? Answer on page 244.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
Look at the picture on page 244 and 245. What does it show?
how hot the sun is
only the gas planets
what the Earth looks like from space
planets and objects in our solar system
Which are the largest planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What does this picture on page 246 show?
gas planets
rocky planets
the entire solar system
how Earth orbits the sun
Look at this diagram on page 247. Which is the biggest planet?
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
Earth is the _____ planet from the sun.
first
second
third
fourth
How far is the Sun from the Earth? Answer on page 247.
1,000 miles
8,000 miles
3,733 miles
93 million miles
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Jupiter is the biggest planet
how large Earth is
gas giants
rocky planets
Which desert does the author use to illustrate how hot Earth is? Answer on page 247.
Sahara
Amazon
Nile
Mohave
Look at this diagram on page 248. What does it show?
which way planets spin
the orbit of different planets around the sun
how hot Mercury is compared to Earth
How cold Mars is compared to Mercury
"The orbits are a little bit elliptical."
What does elliptical mean? Answer on page 248.
length and width
rectangular
perfect circle
oval-shaped
"Planets also rotate as they travel."
What does rotate mean? Answer on page 248.
spin around
oval-shaped
flip around
move up and down
How many hours does it take the Earth to rotate in one day? Answer on page 248.
60 hours
24 hours
48 hours
72 hours
Which is Earth's closest neighbor?
the Sun
Mars
Venus
the moon
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
the Moon comes out every night
there is a full moon
the moon looks cut in half
the Moon's shape seems to change
Look at the picture on page 250. What does it show?
the Moon's orbit around Earth
rocky planets
Earth's orbit around the Sun
the phases of the Moon
Look at this picture. What does it show?
craters on the Moon
volcanoes on the Moon
lava on the Moon
asteroids and comets
"You would also see many craters."
What does craters mean? Answer on page 252.
bowl-shaped pits
old volcanoes
caves
lava tubes
Complete the sentence. Spelling and capitalization must be correct. Answer on page 253.
"The Moon has almost no (a) ."
