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Space Vocabulary List & Definitions

at a particular observation point, the blocking of light from one celestial body by another, such
eclipse as the eclipse of the sun by the interposition of the moon, or the eclipse of the moon by the
earth's coming between the sun and moon.

a system of billions of stars and other matter held relatively close to each other by gravity and
galaxy separated from other such systems by vast distances.

gravity the force by which a planet or other such body tends to draw objects toward its center.

any of thousands of celestial bodies with diameters between one and five hundred miles that
asteroid revolve around the sun in orbits located mostly between those of Jupiter and Mars; planetoid.

a small mass, speck, or remnant of matter traveling through space or falling to earth, or the
meteor fiery streak in the sky made by the friction of its passage through the earth's atmosphere;
meteorite or meteoroid.

meteorite a mass of stone or metal falling to earth from outer space; meteoroid.

moon any planet's natural satellite.

orbit the curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft revolves about another body.

a large, non luminous celestial body, esp. one of the nine in the solar system, that revolves
planet around a star and often has one or more satellites.

satellite a heavenly body that revolves around a planet or other larger body; moon.

a hypothetical region or body in space, possibly the remnants of a collapsed star, with such a
black hole strong gravitational pull that neither light nor matter can escape.

zenith the point in the sky that is directly over the head of the observer.

a heavenly body orbiting the sun, and having a nucleus surrounded by a nebulous sheath that
comet may form an elongated tail when the body comes close to the sun.

any of eighty-eight groupings or patterns of stars named after the animals, objects, or
constellation mythological characters they are thought to resemble.

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Space Word Chop Worksheet

Directions: The table below contains words that have been chopped in half. Find the pieces
that fit together and write them in the answer area below.

conste co llation gal

or ipse mete black

orite eor zen gra

vity met pla ith

axy mo ecl hole

net aste sate met

roid llite on bit

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Space Acrostic Poem

An acrostic poem is one where you choose a word or name and use each letter in the name as
the beginning of a word or line that tells something about that person or topic.

Example: An acrostic poem using the word "Sun."

Sometimes when we go to the beach, I will get sunburn.

Usually, if I put sun block on my skin, I will not burn.

Noon is when I'm really prone to burning.

Write an Acrostic Poem using the word below.

S
P
A
C
E

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Space Vocabulary Quiz

Directions: Match the vocabulary words on the left with the definitions on the right.

1. black hole the point in the sky that is directly over the head of the observer.

2. constellation a heavenly body that revolves around a planet or other larger body; moon.

a large, non luminous celestial body, esp. one of the nine in the solar system,
3. asteroid
that revolves around a star and often has one or more satellites.

the curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft revolves about

4. zenith
another body.

a system of billions of stars and other matter held relatively close to each
5. planet
other by gravity and separated from other such systems by vast distances.

at a particular observation point, the blocking of light from one celestial body
6. orbit by another, such as the eclipse of the sun by the interposition of the moon, or
the eclipse of the moon by the earth's coming between the sun and moon.

a small mass, speck, or remnant of matter traveling through space or falling to

7. moon earth, or the fiery streak in the sky made by the friction of its passage through
the earth's atmosphere; meteorite or meteoroid.

8. meteor any planet's natural satellite.

any of eighty-eight groupings or patterns of stars named after the animals,

9. satellite
objects, or mythological characters they are thought to resemble.

the force by which a planet or other such body tends to draw objects toward
10. eclipse
its center.

a hypothetical region or body in space, possibly the remnants of a collapsed

11. comet star, with such a strong gravitational pull that neither light nor matter can
escape.

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a heavenly body orbiting the sun, and having a nucleus surrounded by a

12. meteorite nebulous sheath that may form an elongated tail when the body comes close
to the sun.

any of thousands of celestial bodies with diameters between one and five
13. galaxy hundred miles that revolve around the sun in orbits located mostly between
those of Jupiter and Mars; planetoid.

14. gravity a mass of stone or metal falling to earth from outer space; meteoroid.

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Do The Research!
Space
Directions: Research the topic
indicated to the right and answer
the questions below based on
that topic.
1. Traveling at the speed of
light, how long would it take
you to get to Pluto?
2. Which galaxy is closest to
us? How far is it away?
3. How many more years
until the Sun runs out of fuel
and burns out?
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Space Word Search Worksheet

Directions: All words are positioned left to right, right to left, and diagonally.

F J C O N S T E L L A T I O N A V X N S J E G
R L P X V B V S C G I O L P Y Q R F E T U X T
K Q D L B Q G L R G K Y U O H Q K Y S O L S U
G B I E A D D A L V H K C I A Q N T P H K U W
K M O Y T N V T M O C U B M O Z K L I J R S Z
V Y P K A I E R U Q A L W C E A G A L A X Y G
Y P Y Z T X A T C N A Z G N A K O T C S D V Q
X P S Y A N P D P C G D I N E Q Y G E L X X Y
G X C K I Y L D K Y T T M R T F N E B H F E A
E Z U K I J D W E H E L P I Z X O W L E T R
D X R Q P V H I M C T D X L L Y R R W Z K I D
H N U H D O J O O E K Q Z E L S J W G S Z R D
W Q S W L E C H O R P G G V E L M J U N K O L
S I E E I N I R G G E N I T T J J E L O E E S
D X W K R W P M T K J T Y Y A W C T W O V T C
E O R B I T J R Y S B S S D S L Q H S M Q E B
W P Z W L V V X K J C C O A V H Z C H U G M B
A O O N A X L R Q H F Q F L E A K F V R Z O P

METEORITE BLACK HOLE METEOR ORBIT

ECLIPSE CONSTELLATION GALAXY MOON

ZENITH GRAVITY PLANET

SATELLITE ASTEROID COMET

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Comparing A Comet and An Asteroid Venn Diagram

Asteroid Comet

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Comparing A Meteor and A Moon Venn Diagram

Meteor Moon

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Space Cryptogram Worksheet

Directions: Unscramble the words by placing the correct letter in the shaded
boxes. Use the numbered boxes to complete the answer to the riddle.

RIDDLE:

How many minutes does it take light from the Sun to reach Earth?

ERADOITS LXAAGY OECTM

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

1 2 3

ETMIREOTE CLEPSEI NTHIZE

_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4

EALNPT BORTI MONO

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ANSWER:
_ _ _ _ _

1 2 3 4 5

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Space Group Creative Writing

Directions: As a group, you have 25 minutes to write a brief story using the words below.

METEORITE BLACK HOLE METEOR ORBIT

ECLIPSE CONSTELLATION GALAXY MOON

ZENITH GRAVITY PLANET

SATELLITE ASTEROID COMET

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If I Was A.... ? Worksheet

Space

1. Choose any planet. ____________________

Pretend you are this planet
for the remaining
questions. Planet's Name

2. How many moons do
you have? What are their
names?
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3. How far are you from the
Sun? Are you colder or
hotter than Earth?
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4. How long is a day on

your planet compared to
Earth? ________________________________________________

5. How long is a year on

your planet compared to
Earth? _________________________________________________

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Space KWL Worksheet

K W L
What I Know What I Want To Learn What I Have Learned

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Space Maze Worksheet

Directions:

Plot a course from the Earth to the Moon.

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Answers to Cryptogram

ERADOITS: Asteroid

LXAAGY: Galaxy

OECTM: Comet

ETMIREOTE:

CLEPSEI: Eclipse

NTHIZE: Zenith

EALNPT: Planet

BORTI: Orbit

MONO: Moon

Riddle: Eight

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