Blast Off! A Space Scavenger Hunt!
NAME: _________________________
Blast Off! A Space Scavenger Hunt!
Earth (Slide 14)
The Earth is the ______________ planet from the Sun. Earth is often called the "_____________ _____________" because it is the only planet in our solar system which has liquid ____________ on its surface.
Moon (Slide 16)
The moon has a __________, dusty, ____________ surface.
Sun (Slide 18)
Our sun is a ____________. It is always burning and is very
____________. All of the planets in our solar system
______________, or revolve, around the sun. The sun
____________ around too.
Gay Grissom
Carroll ISD
January 2006
1
hot Mercury (Slide 19)
Mercury is the planet which is _____________ to the sun.
Mercury orbits the sun very _______________. It only takes it
______ days to go around the sun. 1 earth year = about _____
Mercury years.
Venus (Slide 21)
Venus is the __________ planet from the sun. Venus is sometimes called the "_____________" and the
"_________________". It is _________ bright.
Mars (Slide 25)
Mars is the ________ planet from the sun. Mars is often called the "_________________________" because that is its color. Mars has winds and very big ___________ storms.
Gay Grissom
Carroll ISD
January 2006
2
Jupiter (Slide 27)
Jupiter is the ______________planet. It is so large that all of the other ___________ in the ________ system could fit inside of it.
The largest swirling area of gas is called the
_________________________.
Saturn (Slide 30)
Saturn is the _________ largest planet in our solar system.
Because it is so big people can see it without a
__________________.
U ranus (Slide 32)
Uranus is the _____________ planet from the sun. Uranus has more ________________ than any other planet in our solar system. So far, _______ moons have been discovered!.
Gay Grissom
Carroll ISD
January 2006
3
Neptune (Slide 35)
Neptune is the _____________ planet from the sun. Like Uranus,
Neptune is a _____________ color.
Pluto (Slide 37)
Pluto is called the ___________________ planet. Pluto is the
_________________ known planet from the Sun.
Gay Grissom
Carroll ISD
January 2006
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