Question 1

the distance light travels in one year

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light year

Question 2

equator

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The length of the day (the time when the Sun shines on a particular part of the world) changes during the year, unless you are on the _________.

Question 3

The movement of an object around another object

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Revolution

Question 4

A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky

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constellation

Question 5

orbit

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A planet's year is the time it takes to make one complete ______ around the Sun.

Question 6

orbits

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The pull of the Sun's gravity keeps all the planets in their ________

Question 7

A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion.

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star

Question 8

sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun

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solar system

Question 9

A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity

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galaxy

Question 10

a small rocky body orbiting the sun

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asteroid

Question 11

A ball of frozen dust and rock that orbits the sun and has a tail that glows

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comet

Question 12

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion

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Inertia

Question 13

Planet

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A moon orbits which celestial object?

Question 14

A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.

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gravity

Question 15

A large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light of its own

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planet

Question 16

A natural satellite that revolves around a planet.

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moon

Question 17

The Sun

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What celestial body is the center of our solar system, around which every object orbits?

Question 18

The spinning motion of a planet on its axis

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Rotation

Question 19

Rotates once on its axis

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Which motion does Earth make once every 24 hours?

Question 20

Orbit

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The predictable path an object takes as it revolves around the Sun

Question 21

medium-sized star.

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The Sun is best described as a -

Question 22

Mars and Jupiter

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Most of the asteroids in our solar system are located between the orbits of what two objects?

Question 23

24 hours

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How long does it take Earth to rotate on its axis?

Question 24

Gravity

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The force that governs the movement of all objects in our solar system

Question 25

Inner planets

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Planets with solid cores and rocky surfaces

Question 26

Venus

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The 2nd closest planet to the Sun

Question 27

Moon

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Which celestial body orbits a planet?

Question 28

the force that pulls objects toward earth

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Gravity

Question 29

when a planet or moon travels around the body it is orbiting one time, equal to one year/365 days.

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Revolution

Question 30

the path a planet or moon travels during a revolution

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Orbit

Question 31

when a planet or moon turns all the around or spins on its axis one time, gives us day and night

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Rotation

Question 32

an invisible line around which an object rotates or spins.

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Axis

Question 33

an instrument that shows direction and uses a magnet to "show" North.

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Compass

Question 34

the Sun

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This gives us heat and light

Question 35

The star at the center of our solar system

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Sun

Question 36

causes the seasons

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Tilt of the Earth on its axis at 23 1/2 degrees

Question 37

slightly oval shape

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elliptical

Question 38

Gravity

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What holds us on the Earth

Question 39

An object that revolves around another object

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satellite

Question 40

Sunlight hits this area more directly because the Earth is tilted on its axis

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Equator

Question 41

month

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The moon revolves around the Earth about once every

Question 42

-caused by the Earth's tilt on its axis as it moves (revolves) around the sun

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seasons

Question 43

the Earth rotating on its axis

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What causes nighttime and daytime on Earth

Question 44

Earth rotating on its axis

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Which of these cycles takes 24 hours?

Question 45

Summer

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What season is it in the northern hemisphere at location C?

Question 46

Winter

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What season is it in the northern hemisphere at location A.

Question 47

Spinning a basketball on your finger

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Which one of these examples shows "Rotation"?

Question 48

waxing

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What phase of the moon does it appear to grow?

Question 49

winter

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If the northern hemisphere is experiencing summer what season would the southern hemisphere experience?

Question 50

waning

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What phase does the moon appear to get smaller?

Question 51

Summer

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Look at the picture. What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

Question 52

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What moon comes next?

Question 53

Mercury

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Which planet takes the shortest amount of time to orbit the Sun?

Question 54

Full Moon

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What is the moon phase shown?

Question 55

waxing crescent

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What moon is at location B?

Question 56

the rising and falling of Earth's sea level

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A tide is

Question 57

Waning Crescent

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What moon phase is shown?

Question 58

Inner planets

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Planets with solid cores and rocky surfaces

Question 59

month

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The moon revolves around the Earth about once every

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