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The Earth-moon system takes how long to revolve around the sun?
1 year
The stars appear in different positions the sky because...
of Earth revolving around the sun
The longest and shortest day of the year
Solstice
The shape of the moon seems to change because...?
The moon revolves around Earth
About 7 days after a new moon, you would see...?
1st quarter
Earth rotates on its axis once every ...
24 hours
What is the force that pulls one object toward another?
Gravity
Earth is tilted toward the sun and there are more hours of daylight. What season is it?
Summer
The moon and sun APPEAR to rise in the ________ and set in the _________.
rise in the east and set in the west
About 14 days into the moon cycle, or halfway through, you would see a __________ moon.
a full moon
Largest daily tidal wave
spring tide
Spherical objects that orbit the sun but are not moons of other planets
Dwarf planets
Winter is colder because...
Earth is tilted away from the sun.
How many days does it take to see all of the phases of the moon?
28 days
Around day 21 of the moon cycle, you would see the --______ moon
last quarter
Moon casts a shadow on earth in a
solar eclipse
The inward force of gravity that holds planets in their orbit
Centripetal force
What causes seasons on Earth
Tilt on its axis
Waxing means the light is _______________ and waning means the light is ___________________.
Waxing means the light is getting bigger and waning means the light is getting smaller
In a waning moon, the light getting....
smaller
Smallest daily tidal wave
Neap tide
The Earth is part of what galaxy?
The Milky Way.
Days with equal amounts of light and dark
Equinox
The moon formed how many years ago
4.5 billion
In a waxing moon, the light is getting...
bigger