Part 1: Picture Clues

Directions: Use the word bank to write the correct science word beside each picture clue.

Word Bank: orbit planet moon asteroid

1. ⟳ A curved path around another object

2. ◯ A large, nearly round object traveling around a star

3. ◐ A natural object traveling around a planet

4. ✦ A small rocky object traveling around the Sun

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Part 2: Match the Meaning

Directions: Write the correct word from the word bank beside each meaning.

5. The curved path an object follows around another object in space.

6. A large, nearly round space object that travels around a star.

7. A natural object that travels around a planet.

8. A small rocky object that travels around the Sun.

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Show What You Know

9. Name one planet that travels around the Sun.

10. How is a moon different from a planet?

Use precise science vocabulary and picture clues to explain your ideas.

Answer Key — Separate Final Page

1. orbit

2. planet

3. moon

4. asteroid

5. orbit

6. planet

7. moon

8. asteroid

9. Answers may include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.

10. A moon travels around a planet. A planet travels around a star.

Solar System Vocabulary Match

Solar System Vocabulary Match

Part 1: Picture Clues

Part 2: Match the Meaning

Show What You Know

Answer Key — Separate Final Page

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