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Vocabulary:
1. Mercury-A small, terrestrial planet that is located the
closest to the Sun.
2. Venus-An Earth-sized, terrestrial planet that is known to
have the hottest surface, and is the 2nd planet to the
Sun.
3. Earth-The 3rd planet to the Sun. It is small, terrestrial
and is the only planet known to man to be able to
sustain complex life forms.
4. Mars-The 4th planet, known as The Red Planet. It is a
very small, terrestrial planet.
5. Jupiter-The biggest planet, 5th in line, is a gas giant and
is known for its Big Red Spot.
6. Saturn- A gas giant known for its huge and marvelous
rings. This splendid planet is the 6th planet.
7. Uranus- A gas giant that has almost invisible rings and
is the 7th planet.
8. Neptune- The final gas giant in our solar system. It also
has rings of ice and is the most remote planet of any in
our solar system.
9. Universe- An ever expanding space that contains
everything and everyone.
10. Phases of the Moon- Different appearances of the
moon from Earths surface due to the relative positions
of the Earth, Sun, and moon.
11. Sun- The big star at the center of our solar system
that is only about a halfway through its life.
12. Luminous- To shine, to glow, especially in a dark area.
13. Waxing- The growing illusion of the lit side of the
moon.
Earth, Sun and Moon Song
14. Waning- The shrinking illusion of the lit side of the
moon.
15. Solar Eclipse- When the moon is between the Sun and
Earth, and the moons shadow falls on the Earth.
16. Lunar Eclipse- When the Earth is between the Sun and
Moon, and the Earths shadow falls on the moon.P