Scavenger+Hunt

Science- Space

(5th Grade)
====** Read Carefully: In this scavenger hunt you will be learning about space. Students you are required to answer the following questions using the hyperlinks provided for each question. Click on the hyperlinks after reading each question carefully. When you know the answer type or copy and paste it into a word document and send it to me as a post on the website with your full name and date on the top. **====

__The Sun__
1.[|The sun] is the largest object and contains approximately 98% of the total solar system mass, how many Earths would it take to fill up the interior ( or inside) of the Sun?

2. What percent of the [|Sun] is made up of Hydrogen, Helium, and Metals?

The Sun is, at present, about 70% [|hydrogen] and 28% [|helium] by [|mass] everything else ("[|metals]") amounts to less than 2%. It is often said that the Sun is an "ordinary" star. That's true in the sense that there are many others similar to it. But there are many more smaller stars than larger ones; the Sun is in the top 10% by [|mass]. 3. How high do [|temperatures] rise to in the core of the sun?

4. The Suns energy output is produced by [|what]?

__**The Stars**__
Directions: The word BLANK is the missing word. Use the links to answer the questions.

1. [|Stars] are a cosmic energy that produce heat, **BLANK** ,ultraviolent rays, **BLANK**, and other radiation.

2. When stars are being named, the **BLANK** star in the [|constellation] has **BLANK** in part of its scientific name.

3**.** Stars come in various sizes**. BLANK** range from 10 to 1000 times the [|diameter] of the sun and giants range from **BLANK** times the diameter of the sun**. BLANK** stars can be 1000 times **BLANK** than the sun.


1. What is a [|Black Hole]? Is it visible?

2. What are the [|3] main parts of the black hole?

3. Name and describe the [|two types]of black holes.

__**Tempature of each planet**__
1.What is the average temperature of [|Saturn]?

2.Which 2 planets have closest [|temperature] during the day?

3.What is the [|HOTTEST] planet?



__ The Milky Way and The Asteroid belt __

 * Directions: **
 * The first two questions you will answer for this section are fill in the blank the word BLANK is your hyperlink that will help you find the answer. **
 * The third question you will answer with a simple sentence found by clicking on the hyperlink. **

1. The (FILL IN THE [|BLANK]) is the [|galaxy] in which we live. It is a spiral shaped galaxy that contains about 200 billion stars, including our Sun. It is about 100,000 [|light-years] across and about 10,000 light-years thick. If you are at a place which has a very dark night sky, you can sometimes see the (FILL IN THE [|BLANK]) as a thick band of stars in the sky. We live near the edge of the (FILL IN THE [|BLANK]).

2. The __([|BLANK])__ is … The region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, where most of the asteroids are found.

3. What are [|asteroids]? -

__Planets Ice Rings__


1. How many different planets have [|rings]?

2. Which planets has the [|brightest]ring system?

3. How [|long ago]did rings start to take form in the solar system?

**__Atmosphere__** 1. How many [|layers] are in the earth's atmosphere?

2. What[| layer]does weather take place in?

3. What layer do [|airplanes] fly in?

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