MOVE AHEAD LEVEL 1

WORKSHEET 4

Activity 4.1 Planet wordsearch

Find as many planet names as you can in the wordsearch grid below. The names can run horizontally, vertically
or diagonally.
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Activity 4.2 Space riddles

Consider this example riddle:

In the night sky there are lots of me. The Sun is one, as you can see.

Now find an answer for each of these four riddles:

1. I am the seventh of nine and I spin out of line. ____________________
2. I go up in space, to the moon I race. Once Im there I walk around, or float just above the ground.
____________________
3. Some have many and some have none. If youre from Earth then you have one. ____________________
4. I have a tail which you cannot catch. I race across the sky as people watch.____________________

Activity 4.3 Mysteries of space

What is the mystery word? Answer the five questions below, then take the first letter of each answer to spell out the
mystery word.
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This is another name for a spaceman. _______________

When a rocket takes off we call this the _______________.
This is the name of one of Jupiters moons. _______________
The third planet from the Sun is called _______________.
Which planet is the windiest? _______________

Mystery Word = __ __ __ __ __

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LEVEL 1 UNIT 4