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Space
Planets
Sun
Stars
Moon
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What is in our solar system?
The Sun and 8 planets
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What number planet is Earth from the sun?
3rd
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What is the Sun made of?
A big ball of hot gas
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What is the closest star to Earth?
The Sun
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How does the moon give off light?
The moon reflects light from the sun
200
What is a galaxy?
A group of millions of stars that orbit the same center
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The Earth spins on an imaginary axis. What is the spinning motion called?
Rotation
200
What does the Sun provide Earth?
Heat and Light
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What are stars made of?
A big ball of hot gas
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What are the holes on the moon called?
Craters
300
Our solar system is part of what galaxies?
Milky Way and Andromeda
300
What is one rotation equal to?
One day or 24 hours
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When the Earth is tiled toward the Sun what season is it?
Summer
300
What is it called when a group of stars form a picture?
A constellation
300
The moon orbits the Earth. What does one orbit equal?
About a month or 29 days
400
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
400
What causes night and day?
The Earth's rotation
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What is the path the planets travel around the sun called?
An orbit
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Why do some stars look brighter?
Stars that are closer to Earth look brighter. Stars that are further from Earth look dimmer.
400
What moon phase makes a full circle in the sky?
Full Moon
500
The Earth does not sit straight up and down in space. How does it sit?
On a tilt
500
What is the furthest planet from the sun?
Neptune
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What season is it when the Earth is tilted away from the sun?
Winter
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What is one example of a constellation?
The Big Dipper / Big Bear / Little Dipper
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What is the moon phase when you cannot see it in the sky?
New moon