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Which planet is nicknamed "the morning star" and the "evening star"
Venus
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What is a constellation?
A group of stars that forms the shape of a person, animal or object.
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Where does gravity pull people/objects?
towards the center of a planet or star.
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Pluto is not a planet any longer. What is it?
A dwarf planet
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What are the 3 things needed to start and maintain a fire?
Fuel, oxygen and heat
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What is the big red spot on Jupiter?
A giant wind storm
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An American space explorer is an astronaut. What is a Russian space explorer called?
Cosmonaut
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What is a blue moon?
The second full moon in a month
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How many dwarf planets in our solar system?
5
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What is the reason that earth has different seasons?
Earth has seasons because its axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun
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Why can't you see Neptune or Pluto without a telescope?
They're too far away and it's too dark in that part of the solar system
300
Which planet spins on its side?
Uranus
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How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?
29 days
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What planet is nicknamed the "Cloudy Planet"?
Venus
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What two factors does the force of gravity depend upon between two objects?
The masses of the objects and the distance between the objects
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What is the smallest planet?
Mercury (Pluto's not a planet anymore)
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Which planet spins on its side
Uranus
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What's the difference between a waxing moon and a waning moon?
A waxing moon is getting bigger and a waning moon is getting smaller
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Which two planets are closest to Earth?
Venus and Mars
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What causes the tides in the oceans.
Tides are caused mainly by how much the moon's gravity pull on a different part of the Earth.
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How long does it take Earth to orbit the sun?
365 days
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Which planet used to have "the great dark spot"?
Neptune (the dark spot was a large storm that mysteriously disappeared in the 1990's)
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Like Earth, Mars is covered with air. What type of gas makes up most of Mars' air?
Carbon dioxide
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If you were standing above the North Pole looking down, which way would earth rotate?
counter clockwise
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What makes a rocket move?
Gases shooting out of the back of the rocket, push it in the opposite direction
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