Solar System Activity 1
Solar System Activity 1
Vocabulary
The Sun
a. asteroid d. fusion g. meteors j. sunspots
b. comet e. meteorites h. solar flare
1. Burst of heat and energy that stretches from the surface of the Sun
into space.
7. A mixture of ice, dust, and rock that circles around the Sun.
The Sun
The Sun is the largest object in the solar system. The Sun is a star, meaning
flares release energy into space that produces lights in Earth’s sky called
or hole.
The first four planets have surfaces. The next four planets are called gas giants
the only planet that can support life. In 1610, Galileo used a
Galileo’s theory showed that everything in the solar system did not