SPACE WORKSHEET
1. Define the following terms (students can research these terms)
Name: _____________
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- Artificial satellite ~
- Natural satellite ~
- Comet ~
- Meteor ~
- Galaxy ~
2.
Label the objects in the image of the Solar System below:
3. Complete the following sentences:
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The Moon does not make its own __________________. We can see the Moon because it
__________________ light from the _________________. We cannot always see all of the lit part of
the Moon, so its __________________ seems to change as it orbits the Earth. These
__________________ are called the __________________ of the Moon.
Sometimes the Moon goes between the Sun and the __________________. When this happens the Sun
can be completely blocked out by the __________________, and we get a _________________.
Sometimes the Moon goes into the __________________ of the Earth. This is a __________________,
and the Moon looks very dark.