How many hours does it take for Earth to complete a full rotation?
24 hours
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The Moon affects the rise and fall of the ocean. What is the rise and fall of the ocean water called?
Tides
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What is a shadow?
A shadow is an area of darkness, which light cannot pass through.
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What are the inner and rocky planets? Why are they called "inner planets"?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
They are called inner planets because they are closer to the Sun.
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True or False: It takes the Earth a total of 265 days to make one compete orbit around the Sun.
False, it takes a total of 365 days for the Earth to orbit the Sun.
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Earth's tilt is about how many degrees?
23.5 degrees
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What are the four phases of the Moon and why do we have each of these phases?
The four phases are New Moon, Crescent Moon, Half/Quarter Moon, and Full Moon.
Moon phases come from the Moon's orbit around the Sun. The Sun's light is reflected from the Sun. So we only see the lit part of the Moon.
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How does your shadow looks in the morning and afternoon?
Longer and stretched out.
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What are the four gaseous planets and why are they known as the outer planets.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
These planets are located far away from the Sun.
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This is a rocky planet with water and an atmosphere of gases.
Earth
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What is the definition of Revolve?
To revolve or orbit around an object.
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Describe a Full Moon.
From Earth, we are able to completely see the front face of the Moon. The Moon is on the opposite side of the Sun.
300
True or False: Ursa Major is also known as the Little Dipper
False.
Ursa Major is known as the Great Bear and contains the Big Dipper
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What is the correct order of the planets from the Sun?
The Sun is extremely hot.
The Sun is a star.
The Sun is a ball of glowing gases.
The eight planets revolve around the Sun.
The Sun is the center of the Solar System.
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Seasons of the year are caused by...
the tilt of the Earth on its axis and the revolution of Earth around the sun. As Earth revolves, different parts of the Earth get more direct sunlight.
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How long does a complete cycle of the phases from New Moon to the next New Moon?
29.5 days (4 weeks)
400
This constellation is known as "The Hunter"
Orion
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True or False: Inner planets have longer orbits than Outer planets.
False, the outer planets have longer revolving time around the Sun.
500
Take a guess: What is the distance the Earth is from the Sun?
93 million miles
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Why does the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere have opposite seasons.
When one hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, the other hemisphere is tilted away.
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True or False: The moon has no atmosphere, water, and craters.
True
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Explain why star patterns seem to move across the sky.
Star patterns do not actually move across the sky, it may seem like it because of the rotation of the Earth.