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What word means to turn or spin?
rotate
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What is the imaginary line around which an object spin?
Axis
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What is the path an object takes as it revolves around another object?
orbit
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What are the changing shapes of the moon?
phases
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What are the names of the two ending parts of an axis?
North Pole and South Pole
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When one object moves around another object is does what?
revolves
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How long does Earth take to rotate one time?
24 hours
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How long does Earth take to complete a whole revolution?
365 days
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How long does Moon take to orbit Earth?
27.3 days or around a month
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Where does the Earth and Moon get its light?
The Sun
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What causes days and nights?
Earth Spinning
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The seasons are caused by what?
the Earth inclination on its axis
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How does Earth move in space?
The Earth spins and orbits the sun.
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If you are lost, how can you use the sky to help you navigate?
Using Polaris "The North Star" or the sun.
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The _______ are gigantic balls of very hot gases that give off radiation.
Stars
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A star at the end of its life can collapse and become very small. True or False?
True
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What are the name of the four seasons?
Autumn, Winter, Summer and Spring
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What are the 3 atmospheres of the sun?
Corona, Chromosphere and Photosphere
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The ________is a fiery ball of hot gases and has no hard surfaces.
Sun
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What are the two types of eruption that take place on the sun?
Prominence and Solar Flares
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The energy of a solar flare doesn't have enough power to interrupt radio and satellite communication on Earth. True or False?
False
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What is the name of a group of stars that forms a pattern?
Constellations
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What are the names of some of the constellations?
Big Dipper, Little Dipper and Polaris
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The spinning of Earth makes star appear to move. True or False
True
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What are the differences between Prominence and Solar Flares
Prominence looks like a ribbon and Solar flare is an explosive eruption similar to volcanoes here on Earth.