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This is the study of the Universe
Astronomy
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The closest planet to the Sun
Mercury
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The name of the galaxy we live in
Milky Way
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The outer planets are also known as _______ giants.
Gas Giants
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A solar eclipse occurs when the _____ is between Earth and the Sun
Moon
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How long it takes for the Moon to orbit the Earth.
A month (or 28 days)
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The moon phase that is the beginning of the cycle
New moon
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The collection of rocks between the inner and outer planets
the Asteroid Belt
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The lighter portion of a shadow
Prenumbra
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The planet that is missing from this list:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, Eris
Mars
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When the Moon is getting smaller
Waning
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The largest planet in our solar system
Jupiter
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The inner planets are called this
terrestrial
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When the Earth blocks the sunlight from the moon?
Lunar Eclipse
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The smallest dwarf planet in our solar system
Haumea
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The first country to put a man on the moon
United States
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A large chunk of ice, dirt and rocks that usually comes from the Oort Cloud in a long elliptical Orbit
Comet?
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Our star and the objects that orbit it, are called this
Solar system
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______ are sections of the sky which contain recognizable star patterns.
Constellation
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Is the amount of time required for the sun to appear in the same spot in the sky after a single rotation.
A day
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This word describes a Moon that is getting bigger
Waxing
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The time it takes for the Earth to orbit around the Sun.
A year or 365 days
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The dark portion a shadow
Umbra
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The first man to walk on the moon
Neil Armstrong
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The force that keeps planets orbiting the sun
Gravity
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This is when the Moon is more than half full
Gibbous
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When the Moon is less than half full
Crescent
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When the Moon completely blocks the Sun from the Earth
Solar Eclipse
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The color of the hottest star
Blue star
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Our Sun is a _______ sized star
medium
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This phase of the moon is called this
Waning gibbous moon
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This phase of the moon is called this.
Waxing crescent
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This is what we call the Moon when the illuminated side faces away from the Earth
New moon
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This is what we call the moon when the entire illuminated side faces the earth
A full moon?
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The amount of time it takes for the earth to complete a single 360 degree rotation.
23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds