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Space Movement
Planets
Seasons
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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The Earth's orbit around the sun lasts this long.

1 year or 365.25 Days

100
The order of the planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
100

Why constellations change depending on the season?

The earth is orbiting the sun therefore depending on the seasons we are viewing a different part of the universe.

100

About how many full moons are there in a month?

About 1

100
These helps to keep the planets and moons in their orbits.
Gravity
200
The amount of time it takes the Earth to make one full rotation
1 day or 24 hours
200
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called the
Inner Planets or Terrestrial Planets
200
When part of the Earth is tilted closer to the sun, that part of the world experiences this season.
Summer
200

The imaginary line through the center of the Earth along which the Earth spins.

axis

200
Planets that are further from the Sun have this
Longer Orbits
300
The shape of the Earth is a
Sphere
300
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are called the
Outer Planets or Gas Giants
300
When part of the Earth is tilted away from the sun, that part of the world experiences this season.
Winter
300

One spin of the Earth on its axis is called 

Rotation

300

This explains why even though the Sun is only an average size star, it appears so huge to us

The Sun is a lot closer than all other stars

400

This word describes the motion that the Earth and all of the other planets take around the Sun

Revolution

400

The space between Mars and Jupiter, filled with large rocks and rocky metal objects

Asteroid Belt

400
If the northern hemisphere is experiencing Autumn, the southern hemisphere is experiencing this season.
Spring
400

The moon produces its own light. TRUE / FALSE

False, we see the moon because of the sun's reflection

400

The Sun appearing to Rise and Set is caused by this

The rotation of the Earth

500

True of False: The moon orbits the Sun

False: The moon does not orbit the Sun, it orbits the Earth.

500

A planet that hasn't cleared it's neighborhood orbit is called this

Dwarf Planet

500
During winter, that part of the Earth receives this type of sunlight.
Indirect Sunlight
500

A mixture of ice and dust, has elliptical orbits

comet

500

Characteristics of Outer Planets

larger, gaseous, rings, more moons