5th Science Space Vocabulary Review

The fourth planet from the Sun with a thin atmosphere and a crust similar to Earth's crust.

The fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.

4 divisions of the year based on changes in temp. due to amounts of sunlight caused by Earth's tilt during revolution.

The first planet from the Sun and the only one in the Solar System without a considerable atmosphere.

All space and the matter space contains.

A celestial body of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit.

A limited representation of something that can help us understand its structure or how it works.

Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun.

A ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat.

Star at center of the solar system that supplies heat and light to Earth; its gravity keeps the solar system in orbit.

The eighth planet from the Sun and the farthest known planet in the Solar System.

Making a complete turn around another object. Earth's 365 days around the Sun & Moon's 27 days around the Earth.

The sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System.

The path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space.

Any of the planets whose orbits lie beyond the asteroid belt. They are gas and ice giants.

The second planet from the Sun and the only planet other than Earth that has a substantial atmosphere.

The third planet from the Sun and the only planet in the solar system where life exists.

A group of stars that form a recognizable pattern in the sky.

The Sun together with planets and other celestial bodies that revolve around it due to gravitational attraction.

The galaxy that contains our solar system.

The seventh planet from the Sun. The James Webb telescope just got this amazing view of this planet.

Moon’s repeated pattern of movement and changes in appearance due to its revolving Earth & the Sun's reflecting light.

Making a complete spin on an axis. This is the reason for Earth's day and night.

An imaginary line that Earth rotates around.

Any of the rocky, terrestrial planets whose orbits are inside the asteroid belt.