Why does it look like the Sun is moving across the sky?
The Earth is rotating.
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What happens every 24 hours?
What is a complete rotation of the Earth.
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Where does the moon get its light from?
It reflects light from the Sun.
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What is the Sun made of ?
Hydrogen and helium gases.
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Seasons are caused by
The tilted Earth orbiting the Sun.
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What object revolves around our planet?
The Moon
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If the Sun is setting in Japan. What is happening in Massachusetts?
The Sun is rising.
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How long does it take the Moon to orbit the Earth?
27 days
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Which region/location of the Earth gets direct light from the Sun all year long.
Equator
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How many months are in each season?
3
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Which planet is closest to Earth?
Venus
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How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
365.4 days/ 1 year
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What year did humans land on the Moon?
1969
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Which planet is has the highest temperature?
Venus
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When it is Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, it is ______ in the Southern Hemisphere.
Autumn/ Fall
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What happens when the moon is in the Earth's shadow.
A lunar eclipse
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The imaginary line around which the Earth rotates is called its ______
Axis
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Who was the first human to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
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When the Sun and Moon and Earth all line up and the Moon's shadow lands on a part of the Earth's surface and blocks our view of the Sun .It is called a ______ ________
A solar eclipse
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Why do different seasons occur in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere?
The Earth is tilted on its axis and each hemisphere points toward the Sun in the Summer.