Name _____________________________ Solar System Grade 2 Vocabulary Words and Study Sheet

solar system The sun with the planets and other space objects that move around it, the sun!, ma"e up our solar system# sun The sun is the center o$ our solar system# %t is a medium star made up of burning gases that &ives us heat, ener&y, and li&ht# 'nli"e other stars, you can see the sun durin& the day# rotate means to spin or turn# The (arth rotates to &ive us day and ni&ht# moon The moon is a body in space that moves around the earth# %t is Earths only satellite# %t &oes throu&h phases and &ets its li&ht $rom the sun# phases the different shapes of the moon# )ou can see only the parts that have li&ht shinin& on it# %t ta"es about a month to see all the phases o$ the moon# crater * + crater is a hole in the ground shaped like a bowl# They were made when roc"s $rom space crashed into the moon# astronaut a person trained to travel into space# astronomer a scientist who studies planets and other objects in space. telescope A tool that makes objects far away look closer# Scientists or astronomers use telescopes to loo" at parts o$ the solar system# orbit ,rbit is a verb# %t means to move around another object along a path. The planets orbit or

revolve around the sun# The moon orbits or revolves around the (arth#

Name ______________________________ Solar System Grade 2 Word -an". /emember to copy words correctly# There is 0 word you will not use# astronaut phases moon telescope rotates sun

0# The _________ is a medium star made up o$ burnin& &ases# %t is the center o$ our solar system and &ives us heat, ener&y, and li&ht# 2# This is the (arth1s only satellite# The ___________ moves around the earth and &oes throu&h phases# 2# This means to spin or turn# The (arth ________________ to &ive us day and ni&ht# 3# + person trained to travel into space is called an _____________________#

4# The _______________ o$ the 5oon are the di$$erent shapes o$ the moon that have li&ht shinin& on it#

Word -an". /emember to copy words correctly# 'se all the words#

solar system telescope

craters

astronomer

orbit

6#This is means to move around another object alon& a path# The planets _____________ around the sun, while the moon revolves around the (arth# 7#The sun with the planets and other space objects that move around it ma"e up our __________ ____________# 8#____________ are holes in the &round shaped li"e bowls# )ou can $ind them on the moon#

They were made when roc"s $rom space crashed into the moon# 9# + scientist who studies planets and other objects in is called an ________________________#

0:# + ____________________ is a tool an astronomer mi&ht use to loo" at parts o$ the solar system# %t ma"es objects that are very $ar away loo" li"e they are much closer#