| Earth's Sky | Earth in Space | Gravity and Motion | Phases and Eclipses | The Moon |
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A pattern or group of stars that represents a figure or object.
What is a constellation?
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Revolution.
What do we call the movement of the Earth around the sun?
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Gravity.
What is the force that attracts all objects toward each other?
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One.
How many times does the moon rotate on its axis while it orbits the earth?
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Maria, crater, highland
Three things cause variations on the moon's surface, name two
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A body that orbits a planet. Moon.
What is a satellite AND give an example.
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Rotation.
What do we call the movement of Earth on its axis?
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Mass and distance.
Gravity depends on two things, what are they?
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We always see the same side of the moon.
Why can we always seen "the man in the moon"?
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1/4
The moon is approximately what fraction of the Earth's size?
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Hot gasses.
What are stars made up of?
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The tilt of the Earth on its axis.
What causes the seasons?
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Decrease.
As distance increases, does gravity's pull increase or decrease?
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The moon phases.
What does the changing relative position of the moon, Earth, and sun cause?
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There is no atmosphere.
Why do the moon's temperatures vary so much?
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Meteor: object burns upon entering Earth's atmosphere. Comet: dust and ice that gives off light as it gets closer to the sun.
What is the difference between a meteor and a comet?
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The rotation of the Earth on its axis.
What causes day and night?
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Inertia.
What do we call the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion?
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sun, moon, Earth.
What is the order of the moon, Earth and sun during an solar eclipse?
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1/6
What fraction of Earth's gravity is there on the moon?
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Apparent motion of the sun is due to Earth's movement.
What does it look like the sun is moving across the sky?
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Equal night.
What does equinox mean?
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Gravity and inertia.
What two forces combine to keep Earth in orbit around the sun?
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sun, Earth, moon.
What is the order of the sun, moon, and Earth during a lunar eclipse?
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A very thin layer in the soil.
Describe the amount of water found on the moon.
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