What are Stars?
What Causes Day and Night?
Why Does the Moon Seem to Change?
What Causes the Seasons?
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What is a star?
A star is a huge spinning ball of very hot gases.
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What does it mean for the earth to rotate?
The earth spins around like a top.
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What is the moon?
The moon is a huge ball of rock that moves in an orbit around Earth.
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What is a season?
A season is a time of year that has a certain kind of weather.
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What is a constellation?
A constellation is a group of stars that form a pattern.
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How long does it take for the earth to rotate all the way around?
It takes about 24 hours.
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How long does it take the moon to orbit around the earth?
It takes about 29 days/ one month.
200
What are the four seasons are side of earth experiences?
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
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WHich star can you see in the daytime?
The sun is the only star you can see in the daytime.
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What causes day and night?
Earth's rotation causes day and night.
300
True or False: The moon gives of its own light.
False.
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What causes the seasons to change?
Earth's orbit around the sun causes the seasons to change.
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Why do some stars appear brighter than others?
A star may appear to be brighter than another because it gives off more light.
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As Earth rotates the the side of earth facing the sun has______________________
daytime
400
What happens because the moon moves around the Earth?
WhatThe moon phases change.
400
How long does it take earth to complete one orbit around the sun?
It takes 365 days/one year.
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Why do some stars appear smaller than others in the sky?
These stars are farther away than other stars.
500
By using a shadow how will you know it is noon outside?
You will see a short shadow.
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Name atleast 6 different phases of the moon.
New moon, first quarter moon, crescent moon, waning gibbous, waxing gibbous, third quarter moon, and full moon
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Which season has the most amount of daylight?
The summer has the most amount of daylight.
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