🌟 Part 1: Key Terms and Definitions

1. Match each term to its correct definition by drawing lines:

Rotate

Revolve

Orbit

Elliptical

The path an object takes around another object

To spin on an axis

Oval-shaped, not perfectly round

To travel around another object

2. Which motion creates day and night on Earth?

Earth's revolution around the Sun

Earth's rotation on its axis

The Moon's orbit around Earth

The Sun's movement through space

3. What shape is Earth's orbit around the Sun?

Perfect circle

Elliptical (oval-shaped)

Square

Triangular

🔍 Part 2: Research Your Assigned Object

4. My group's assigned solar system object is: ___________________

5. Complete the following information about your object:

Distance from the Sun: _________________________ kilometres

Time to rotate once (one day): _________________________

Time to revolve around the Sun (one year): _________________________

Main composition (what it's made of): _________________________

6. Write three interesting facts about your object:

7. Explain how your object demonstrates rotation and revolution using scientific terms:

🎯 Part 3: Presentation Planning

8. Plan your 2-minute group presentation. List the key points you will cover:

9. Write one question you could ask another group about their solar system object:

10. After listening to all presentations, which solar system object (other than your own) did you find most interesting and why?

Solar System Components Research

Solar System Components Research

🌟 Part 1: Key Terms and Definitions

🔍 Part 2: Research Your Assigned Object

🎯 Part 3: Presentation Planning

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