SOLAR SYSTEM VOCABULARY
1. star - A point of light in the night sky. In the daytime only one star is visible - the sun - which, like the other stars, is a ball of gas which produces its own heat and light.
2. planet - A large, natural object that orbits a star.
3. space - The area above a planet’s atmosphere.
4. moon - A natural object orbiting a planet.
5. solar system - A system of a stars and all the objects that orbit it; Our solar system includes the sun, 9 planets, their moons, asteroids, and comets.
6. comets-small objects made of rock and frozen gas that orbit the sun. They have a coma or “tail” that is seen when they pass close to the sun. Most originate in the outer solar system.
7. asteroids- small, rocky, icy and metallic objects that orbit the sun. Most asteroids orbit in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
8. orbit - The path of a satellite around a planet or of a planet around its star.
9. rotate- To turn around an axis or center point; which causes day and night on the Earth.
10. revolve- To move in a circular orbit; such as the Earth going around the sun.
11. atmosphere- The gases surrounding a planet.
12. satellite - A natural or man-made object which orbits a larger object; such as the moon orbiting the Earth.
13. Lunar - A term referring to the moon.
14. astronaut- A person who trains to fly into space. (note Cosmonaut - A Russian astronaut)
15. space shuttle- A reusable, crewed spacecraft used to place satellites in earth orbit and to conduct experiments.
16. space station- A manned structure that orbits the Earth and is used for a variety of purposes, especially research.
17. space probe- An unmanned spacecraft that explores the solar system and sends data back to Earth.
Monday: Crossword
Tuesday: Use 10 of the vocabulary words in a sentence (no more than 2 vocab words per sentence)
Wednesday: Draw pictures and label all of your vocabulary words
Thursday: study!!!
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