Space Grades 3 5 Solar System The Sun

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Space Grades 3 -5

Space Grades 3 -5

Solar System The Sun and the 8 planets that revolve around it.

Solar System The Sun and the 8 planets that revolve around it.

Planet Terrestrial/Inner Planets Gas Giants/Outer Planets Sphere made of rocks and gases

Planet Terrestrial/Inner Planets Gas Giants/Outer Planets Sphere made of rocks and gases

Position Where an object is located in space.

Position Where an object is located in space.

Sphere A circular/round three dimensional ball

Sphere A circular/round three dimensional ball

Revolution One complete orbit of the Earth around the Sun or the Moon around

Revolution One complete orbit of the Earth around the Sun or the Moon around Earth.

Tide The rise and fall of water in the ocean caused by the moon’s

Tide The rise and fall of water in the ocean caused by the moon’s gravitational pull.

Moon Phase/Lunar Phase What the moon looks like at different times of the month

Moon Phase/Lunar Phase What the moon looks like at different times of the month

STAR A BALL OF GAS IN SPACE.

STAR A BALL OF GAS IN SPACE.

SOLAR FLARE AN EXPLOSION ON THE SUN THAT RELEASES HUGE AMOUNTS OF ENERGY.

SOLAR FLARE AN EXPLOSION ON THE SUN THAT RELEASES HUGE AMOUNTS OF ENERGY.

SUN SPOT COOL SPOTS ON THE SUN’S SURFACE THAT APPEAR DARK.

SUN SPOT COOL SPOTS ON THE SUN’S SURFACE THAT APPEAR DARK.

ECLIPSE BLOCKING OUT LIGHT BY A PLANET OR SATELLITE.

ECLIPSE BLOCKING OUT LIGHT BY A PLANET OR SATELLITE.

Mass The amount of matter in an object.

Mass The amount of matter in an object.

Weight The force of gravity on an object (how hard gravity is pulling on

Weight The force of gravity on an object (how hard gravity is pulling on you)

Orbit The path an object takes in space.

Orbit The path an object takes in space.

Compass An instrument that uses a small magnet to show which direction is North

Compass An instrument that uses a small magnet to show which direction is North (N)

Sundial Instrument that measures the time of day by using the position of the

Sundial Instrument that measures the time of day by using the position of the Sun

Shadow A dark area caused when an object blocks light falling on the surface

Shadow A dark area caused when an object blocks light falling on the surface of Earth

Rotation Earth spins on its axis causing day and night in a 24 hour

Rotation Earth spins on its axis causing day and night in a 24 hour time period (1 Day)

Axis An imaginary line Earth spins on; Earth spins on a 24. 5 degree

Axis An imaginary line Earth spins on; Earth spins on a 24. 5 degree tilt

Day When Earth faces the Sun and is lighted.

Day When Earth faces the Sun and is lighted.

Night The time during rotation when Earth does not face the Sun.

Night The time during rotation when Earth does not face the Sun.

Rotation causes the Sun to appear as if it moves across the sky. Is

Rotation causes the Sun to appear as if it moves across the sky. Is it? No! Rotation makes it look like it is! The Sun is NOT moving across the sky. The Earth is moving (rotating)! Tricky!!

Moon A natural satellite that orbits a planet.

Moon A natural satellite that orbits a planet.

Craters Bowl shaped indents that are caused with a collision with another object such

Craters Bowl shaped indents that are caused with a collision with another object such as a meteorite.

Gravity A natural force that causes two objects to pull toward each other depending

Gravity A natural force that causes two objects to pull toward each other depending on their mass and the distance between them.

Which changes? Which stays the same?

Which changes? Which stays the same?

Earth A planet in the Solar System that has life.

Earth A planet in the Solar System that has life.

High Tide and Low Tide

High Tide and Low Tide

SUN A STAR AT THE CENTER OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES HEAT AND

SUN A STAR AT THE CENTER OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES HEAT AND LIGHT.