Heavenly Bodies and Seasons Quiz

Heavenly Bodies

• The sun, moon, and stars are called heavenly bodies.
• The sun is a very bright star.
• The sun is the center of our solar system.
• The sun warms Earth.
• Earth rotates once each day.
• Half of Earth faces the sun during the day.
• The other half faces away creating night.
• Light from the sun travels very fast.
• Light travels in straight lines.
• Light travels through clear objects.

Seasons

• Seasons are different types of weather.
• Some places on Earth have four seasons.
• Microscopes allow us to see things we cannot see with our eyes.
• Whales are large ocean animals.
• Whales live in the ocean.
• Whales are mammals.

Parts of a Fish

• Scales protect fish.
• Gills allow fish to take in oxygen from water.
• Fins help fish move, turn, and go up/down.

Parts of a Bee

• Antennae, eyes, wings, head, body, and legs.

Parts of an Insect

• Insects have three main body parts: head, thorax, and abdomen.
• The head has eyes and antennae (for smelling and tasting).
• Thorax has the legs.
• The ostrich is a bird that runs very fast but cannot fly.
• The tongue of a snake is used to smell.
• Mammals are the highest of all animals.
• Mammals feed their young with milk.

Birds

• Fowls (birds) feathers.
• Owls live all over the world.
• Snowy owls live in cold places.
• Penguins are seabirds with black and white feathers.