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The Sun, Moon and Planets
The Sun, Moon and Planets
Vocabulary Flashcards
AXIS
AXIS
• An imaginary line through the center of the earth, around which the earth rotates
ROTATION
ROTATION
• The act of spinning on an axis. Earth takes 24 hours to make one complete rotation (SPIN).
orbit
orbit• A closed, curved path that an object follows as
it moves around another object.• Earth moves in an orbit around the sun.
REVOLUTION
REVOLUTION• Movement of an object in an orbit around another
object.• The planets revolve/move in a revolution around the
sun. Each planet has its own orbit.
SATELLITE
SATELLITE• An object that revolves around another object.• Satellites can be natural, like our moon. They can be
man-made, like the Space Station or a weather satellite.
SATELLITE• A satellite can be man-made, like the Space Station
or a weather satellite.
MOON PHASE
MOON PHASEAs the moon revolves around
the earth, you can see different amounts of its lighted part.
Moon Phases
The SUN
The Sun• The sun is a star.
The Sun• The sun is a star. • All stars are made of hot, glowing gases.
The Sun• The sun is a star. • All stars are made of hot, glowing gases.• The sun is NOT the largest star. It only SEEMS larger
because it is closer to Earth than all the other stars.
The Sun• The sun is a star. • All stars are made of hot, glowing gases.• The sun is NOT the largest star. It only SEEMS larger
because it is closer to Earth than all the other stars.• The sun provides energy for us in the form of heat
and light.
The Sun• The sun is a star. • All stars are made of hot, glowing gases.• The sun is NOT the largest star. It only SEEMS larger
because it is closer to Earth than all the other stars.• The sun provides energy for us in the form of heat
and light.
The PLANETSName them in order from the
sun
My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos!
• Each word begins with the first letter of one of the planets.
• My = Mercury• Very = Venus• And so on…
Try it!
M
VE
M J
S
U
N
Try it!
M
VE
M J
S
U
N
MERCURY
Try it!
M
VE
M J
S
U
N
MERCURY
VENUS
Try it!
M
VE
M J
S
U
N
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
Try it!
M
VE
M J
S
U
N
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
Try it!
M
VE
M J
S
U
N
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
Try it!
M
VE
M J
S
U
N
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
SATURN
Try it!
M
VE
M J
S
U
N
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
SATURN
URANUS
Try it!
M
VE
M J
S
U
N
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
SATURN
URANUS
NEPTUNE
Try it!
M
VE
M J
S
U
N
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
SATURN
URANUS
NEPTUNE
Good Job!
Who is this woman?
Who is this woman?
• Dr. Sally Ride
Who is this woman?
• Dr. Sally Ride• She was the first American
woman to fly in space.
Who is this woman?
• Dr. Sally Ride• She was the first American
woman to fly in space.• Dr. Ride and about 30 others
were chosen from 8,000 people who wanted to become astronauts.
Who is this woman?
• Dr. Sally Ride• She was the first American
woman to fly in space.• Dr. Ride and about 30 others
were chosen from 8,000 people who wanted to become astronauts.
• Her first flight on the Space Shuttle was in 1983.
Who is this woman?
• Dr. Sally Ride• She was the first American
woman to fly in space.• Dr. Ride and about 30 others
were chosen from 8,000 people who wanted to become astronauts.
• Her first flight on the Space Shuttle was in 1983.
• She performed experiments about plants in space and even learned to operate a robot arm!
Who is this man?
Who is this man?
• This is Galileo.
Who is this man?
• This is Galileo.• He was the first to use a
telescope over 400 years ago to look at distant objects in the sky.
Who is this man?
• This is Galileo.• He was the first to use a
telescope over 400 years ago to look at distant objects in the sky.
• Galileo saw mountains and valleys on the moon.
Who is this man?
• This is Galileo.• He was the first to use a
telescope over 400 years ago to look at distant objects in the sky.
• Galileo saw mountains and valleys on the moon.
• The telescope showed us that the earth was NOT the center of the solar system… it was the sun!
APOLLO 11
APOLLO 11•July 20, 1969
APOLLO 11•July 20, 1969•American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are the first humans to land on the moon!
Apollo 11-One small step for Man,
One giant leap for Mankind
The VIKING Spacecraft
The VIKING Spacecraft
•The Viking spacecraft landed on Mars.•It was an unmanned mission.•Viking collected 52,000 photos!
Viking Photographs of MARS
Get ready for your test!
• Review Science textbook Chapter 12.• Don’t forget about your NOTEBOOK!• Review questions are found in your science
textbook on pages 266-267.• Chapter 12 Study Guide also found on pages
338-339.• Good luck!