1. The Sun, Moon and Planets

2. The Sun, Moon and Planets Vocabulary Flashcards

3. AXIS

4. AXIS An imaginary line through the center of the earth, around which the earth rotates

5. ROTATION

6. ROTATION The act of spinning on an axis. Earth takes 24 hours to make one complete rotation (SPIN).

7. orbit

8. orbit A closed, curved path that an object follows as it moves around another object. Earth moves in an orbit around the sun.

9. REVOLUTION

10. 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.

11. SATELLITE

12. 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.

13. SATELLITE A satellite can be man-made, like the Space Station or a weather satellite.

14. MOON PHASE

15. MOON PHASE As the moon revolves around the earth, you can see different amounts of its lighted part.

16. Moon Phases

17. The SUN

18. The Sun The sun is a star.

19. The Sun The sun is a star. All stars are made of hot, glowing gases.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. The PLANETS Name them in order from the sun

24. 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…

25. Try it! N U S J M E V M

26. Try it! N U S J M E V M MERCURY

27. Try it! N U S J M E V M VENUS MERCURY

28. Try it! N U S J M E V M EARTH VENUS MERCURY

29. Try it! N U S J M E MARS V M EARTH VENUS MERCURY

30. Try it! N U S J M E MARS V JUPITER M EARTH VENUS MERCURY

31. Try it! N U S J M E SATURN MARS V JUPITER M EARTH VENUS MERCURY

32. Try it! N U S URANUS J M E SATURN MARS V JUPITER M EARTH VENUS MERCURY

33. Try it! N U S NEPTUNE URANUS J M E SATURN MARS V JUPITER M EARTH VENUS MERCURY

34. Try it! N U S NEPTUNE URANUS J M E SATURN MARS V JUPITER M EARTH VENUS MERCURY Good Job!

35. Who is this woman?

36. Who is this woman? Dr. Sally Ride

37. Who is this woman? Dr. Sally Ride She was the first American woman to fly in space.

38. 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.

39. 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.

40. 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!

41. Who is this man?

42. Who is this man? This is Galileo.

43. 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.

44. 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.

45. 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!

46. APOLLO 11

49. The VIKING Spacecraft

51. It was an unmanned mission.

53. 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!