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Vocabulary
Planets
Movement
Gravity and Inertia
Moon
100
An imaginary line about which the Earth rotates.
What is AXIS?
100
The closest planet to the Sun.
What is MERCURY?
100
The amount, in degrees, that the Earth's axis is tilted.
What is 23.5 degrees?
100

The attractive force that all matter has to one another 

What is gravity?

100

There are 8 of them that appear in a full lunar cycle, like a full moon.

What are the lunar phases?

200

Circular movement of an object around an axis or centre.

What is ROTATION?

200
This inner planet is surrounded by poisonous greenhouse gases.
What is VENUS?
200
- June 21 or 22 - the Sun is directly over Tropic of Cancer - Otherwise known as the first day of summer
What is SUMMER SOLSTICE?
200

Which planet in the solar system would have the strongest gravitational pull based on mass?

Jupiter 

200

How long is a full lunar cycle?

28-30 days

300

The movement of a an object in space around another object in space.

What is REVOLUTION?

300
- "Gas Giant" - Fifth planet from the Sun - The large red spot is an atmospheric storm. - 62 known moons
What is JUPITER?
300
- March 20 or 21 - the Sun is over the Equator - equal day and night
What is SPRING EQUINOX?
300

When distance increases, the force of gravity....

Decreases 

300

When the moon completely blocks sunlight from reaching a part of earth creating a shadow

Solar Eclipse

400
A small rocky body orbiting the sun.
What is an ASTEROID?
400
Sixth planet (outer planet) from the Sun Rings made of ice and rock 23 moons
What is SATURN?
400
The amount of time that it takes for the Earth to rotate once about its axis
What is 24 hours?
400

The force that will maintain an objects current state. At rest, it will stay at rest.

What is Inertia

400

The reason why there is not an eclipse every 28-30 days. (most accurate) 

What is the moon's 5-degree tilt of its orbit to Earth?

500

A ball of ice and dust that forms a glowing tail near the Sun

What is a comet?

500

The "sideways planet" A planet of gas with a solid core. 15 rings around it. 17 known moons orbiting it.

What is URANUS?

500
The amount of time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun
What is 365.25 days?
500

If a bowling ball and a penny were dropped off a building at the same time, which would hit the ground first?

They would hit at the same time

500

DRAW a Waning Gibbous, where you color in the seen parts

3/4 of the left side of the moon should be lit