Space Riddles

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Choose the words from the word rocket to answer each riddle.

sun    Mars    star    Earth    comet  moon    shuttle    meteorite     planet

 

It is called the "Red Planet."

There are no green men there.

It is close to us.

What is it?

1.___________________________

 

It can be big or small.

It's full of metal.

It can make a big hole on Earth.

What is it?

2.______________________________

It's so hot.

We can't live without it.

It's really a star.

What is it?

3.______________________________

It is green.

It is blue.

It has air to breathe.

What is it?
4._____________________________

It has gone up several times.

We watched it on TV.

It will carry people someday.

What is it?
5._____________________________

 It streaks through the sky.

It goes very fast.

It looks like a ball of fire.

What is it?

6.____________________________

This shines brightly.

It twinkles, too.

It is one of billions.

What is it?
7.____________________________

Earth is one.

Venus is another.

Ours has life.

What is it?
8.____________________________