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What holds the Earth, Moon and Sun in their place? 

gravity

100

What does the earth revolve around? 

Earth’s total revolution around the Sun

100

How many moons does earth have? 

one 

100

In what direction does the earth rotate? 

Earth always rotates in the same direction, from west to east.

100

What are the 4 seasons of the year?

spring summer winter and fall 

200

What does the earth depend on? 

Earth depends on the Sun and Moon to work properly.

200

Earth's gravity holds what in place? 

Earth’s gravity holds the Moon and

human-made satellites in place.

200

What revolves around the earth? 

the Moon revolves around Earth,

200

What is a planet? 

An object in

space that

orbits the

Sun and has

enough gravity

to make its

shape round

200

When are there more sunlight hours? 

There are more sunlight hours in the summer.

300

Has life been fun on other planets? 

Life has never been

found on other

planets.

300

How many days are in a year? 

365 days

300

How does the moon rotate? 

While the Moon revolves around the Earth, it also moves in a rotation on its axis.

300

How many degrees is the Earth's axis tilted ?

Earth’s axis is tilted at about 23 degrees.

300

What is the equator? 

An imaginary

line splitting

up the Earth

into two equal

halves, north

and south

400

What 3 things need to interact to make a system? 

Earth, Sun, and Moon

400

What is a satellite? 

A natural or

human-made

object in space

that moves

around Earth

or another

planet

400

What is axis? 

The imaginary

line through the

center of Earth

that joins the North

and South Poles

400

What do people do to their clocks every fall? 

People set

their clocks back one

hour in the fall.

400

Where in our solar system is the sun located? 

The Sun is the center

of our solar system.

All the planets in our

solar system revolve

around the Sun.

500

How does the earth move around the sun? 

Earth moves in a revolution around the Sun, while the Moon does the same around Earth.

500

What is the suns diameter from earth? 

The Sun’s diameter is 109 times greater than Earth’s!

500

How many sides of the moon can be seen from earth and why? 

Only one side of the

Moon can be seen

from Earth. This is

because the Moon’s

rotation and revolution

around Earth take the

same time.

500

What is a time zone? 

The areas on

Earth where

the time of day

is one or more

hours different

500

When was the longest date? How many hours of daylight was there? 

In 2019, New York

experienced its longest day on June 21, 

when it had

15 hours and 5 minutes of daytime.

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