Let’s solve this step by step.
We are given a word bank:
- moon
- month
- light
- star
- hours
- planet
- year
- sun
Now, let’s fill in each blank using what we know about Earth, the Moon, and the Sun.
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First sentence:
> The sun is a ______. It puts out heat and ______.
We know the Sun is not a planet — it’s a
star. And stars give off
light and heat. So:
→ “The sun is a
star. It puts out heat and
light.”
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Second sentence:
> The earth is a ______. It spins, or rotates, all the way around once every 24 ______.
Earth is a
planet. And it takes 24
hours to spin once (that’s one day).
→ “The earth is a
planet. It spins, or rotates, all the way around once every 24
hours.”
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Third sentence:
> The earth goes around the ______ in about one ______.
Earth orbits (goes around) the
sun, and that trip takes about one
year.
→ “The earth goes around the
sun in about one
year.”
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Fourth sentence:
> The ______ goes around the earth in about one ______.
What goes around Earth? The
moon! And it takes about one
month to go around Earth.
→ “The
moon goes around the earth in about one
month.”
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Last question:
> How many times have you traveled with the earth around the sun?
This is asking how old you are! Because every time Earth goes around the Sun, that’s one year — so if you’re 7 years old, you’ve gone around 7 times.
But since we don’t know your age, you should write your own age here. For example, if you’re 8, write “8”.
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Final Answer:
The sun is a
star. It puts out heat and
light.
The earth is a
planet. It spins, or rotates, all the way around once every 24
hours.
The earth goes around the
sun in about one
year.
The
moon goes around the earth in about one
month.
How many times have you traveled with the earth around the sun? → [Your age] times.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of sun worksheets.
