You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
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Comets
Comets Revisted
Potpourri
100
This is how fast the Earth is spinning on its axis.
What is 1,000 mph?
100
This is the day we add to the calendar during leap year.
What is February 29th?
100
A comet's tail can be this long.
What is millions of miles?
100
These are the two places scientists believe comets come from.
What is the Oort Cloud and the Kuiper Belt?
100
This planet has seasons just like Earth.
What is Mars?
200
It is the imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.
What is the axis?
200
It is this season here in NJ when the North pole faces the sun.
What is summer?
200
This pushes on the comet's coma to form the tail.
What is solar wind?
200
This part is the large rock in the middle of the comet.
What is the nucleus?
200
Edmund Halley looks like his mom.
Who is Mr. Rispoli?
300
This is how long it takes the Earth to make one complete spin on its axis.
What is 24 hours?
300
We don't say the Earth orbits around the sun, we say it does this.
What is revolve?
300
Comets are made of this.
What is rock and ice?
300
This is when comet's tails are the longest.
What is when the comet is close to the sun?
300
The two reasons we have season here on Earth.
What is the tilt of the Earth's axis and the revolution around the sun?
400
This is what we call one complete spin of the Earth. (does NOT begin with the letter R)
What is a day?
400
It takes EXACTLY this many days for the Earth to travel round the sun.
What is 365 1/4?
400
This is the shape of a comet's orbit.
What is an ellipse?
400
This part of the comet is around the nucleus.
What is the coma?
400
This is how long it takes Comet Halley to travel around the sun once.
What is 76 years?
500
Causes day and night.
What is rotation?
500
When the Earth travels around the sun once we call it this. (does not begin with the letter R)
What is a year?
500
Comets travel around this.
What is the sun?
500
This part of the comet is formed by the solar wind.
What is the tail?
500
This is the season it is in Australia when it is autumn here in NJ.
What is spring?
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