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Printable 5th grade science worksheet with fill-in-the-blank questions about stars, light-years, and the sun, with word bank.
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This printable fill-in-the-blank worksheet introduces 5th graders to stars, star sizes, and distance measurement in space. Topics include why the sun looks larger and brighter than other stars, how distance affects appearance, star composition, solar radius, and the concept of light-years. Includes a word bank and works as a reading-comprehension activity for astronomy units.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Astronomy
Grade Level:
5th Grade
Updated May 2026

Word Bank

  • billions
  • closer
  • Closer
  • Distance
  • gases
  • sky
  • stars
  • sun
  • center
  • large
  • largest
  • light-years
  • Majoris
  • medium-sized
  • year

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