PLANETS
WEATHERING
SUN
SEASONS
MOON
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What is the 7th planet in our solar system?
Uranus
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What is weathering?
The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces by the action of wind, rain, and temperature change
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What is the Sun?
A Star
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What are Seasons?
A change in temperature that happens every year due to how close or far the earth is from the sun.
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What is the moon?
A natural satellite.
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What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
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What is a sediment?
solid material, moved by wind and water, that settles on the surface of land or the bottom of a body of water?
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What gases is the sun primarily made of ?
Hydrogen and Helium.
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How many degrees is Earth tilted on it axis?
23.5 degrees.
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What happens During a solar eclispe?
The moons shadow falls on the earth.
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About how old is the earth?
4 billion years old
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Chemical weathering
occurs when chemicals in the air and water interact with rocks and minerals to break them down
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How far is the Sun away from Earth?
93 million miles (150 million kil)
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what is the axis ?
An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center that the earth rotates on.
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What moon phase has no light?
A New Moon.
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What is the big Red spot ?
A giant storm twice the size of the earth located on Jupiter.
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Mechanical Weathering
is a physical change caused by processes such as the movement of water or wind
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What planet does the sun orbit ?
None
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What is the Northern Hemisphere?
The region location above the equator.
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What phase of the moon is present during a lunar eclipse?
Full Moon.
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Is Pluto a planet?
NO.
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What is erosion?
The process in which wind, water, ice, or other things move pieces of rock and soil over Earth's surface.
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Is the Sun large enough to create a black hole upon the end of its life?
No.
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What is the equator?
The imaginary line drawn around the earth that divide the earth equally into the northern and southern hemispheres.
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How far is the moon from the Earth (exact number!)?
238,900 miles