The Solar System
Moon Phases
Gravity and Orbits
Day and Night
Seasons
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What is the planet closest to the sun?
Mercury
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Does the Moon produce its own light?
No it reflects light from the Sun
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Is gravity a pushing or pulling force?
Pulling
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What causes day and night?
The Earth's rotation
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What causes seasons?
Earth's tilt and its orbit around the Sun.
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What is the star at the centre of our Solar System?
The Sun
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What is the name of the moon when the whole illuminated side of the moon is visible?
Full Moon
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What force keeps the Earth orbiting the Sun
Gravity
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How long does one complete rotation of Earth's rotation?
24 hours
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What season is it during July in England?
Summer
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How many planets are in the Solar System?
8
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What type of Moon is this?
Crescent
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What is an orbit?
The curved path objects follows around another object
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What causes sunrise?
Earth rotates so your location moves towards the Sun
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How do daylight hours change during summer?
They become longer
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What is the third planet from the Sun?
Earth
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What is the difference between waxing and waning?
Waxing = The illuminated part is getting bigger
Waning = The illuminated part is getting smaller
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How long does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?
365 days
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A person in Australia is experiencing daytime. Which side of the Earth are they on?
The side facing the sun
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How much is Earth's axis tilted?
23.5 degrees
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Name all the planets in order from the Sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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Explain why the Moon has different phases?
As the moon orbits Earth we see different amount of the illuminated half.
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What keeps the Moon orbiting Earth?
Earths gravity
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Why do we experience sunrise and sunset everyday?
Because the Earth rotates on its axis. As Earth rotates, our location moves towards the Sun (Sunrise) and later away from the Sun (Sunset)
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Why do the northern and southern hemisphere experience opposite seasons?
When one hemisphere is tilted towards the sun it receives more direct sunlight.