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How many planets are in our Solar System? 

8

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What is the shortest day of the year called? 

Winter Solstice 

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What is the star in our solar system called?

Sun

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What does it mean when a phase of the moon is waning? 

We are seeing less of the moon

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What causes shadows to get bigger and smaller throughout the day? 

The angle of the sun

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What are the 4 terrestrial planets in the Solar System? 

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

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What are the two days of the year when we experience equal sunlight and equal darkness? 

Spring and Fall Equinox

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What it the area that is part of our solar system but outside of the orbit of the planets called? 

Orbit Cloud

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During which phase of the moon is the Earth directly between the moon and the Sun? 

Full Moon

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What direction do you need to point a sun dial at to tell time? 

True North

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What separates the terrestrial planets from the Gas Giants? 

Asteroid Belt

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Why is it hotter in the summer than it is in the winter?

Because in the summer we are titled toward the sun and receiving more direct sunlight.

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What is in the centre of a Galaxy? 

Black Hole

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During which phase of the moon is the moon directly between the Sun and the Earth?

New Moon

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What causes a day to be 24 hours?

The rotation of the Earth

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What is the revolution of a planet?

The time it takes to take 1 trip around the sun?

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Why are the darkness hours longer in the Winter

Because our hemisphere is tilted away from the sun and receiving less direct sunlight

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Our Galaxy, the Milky Way is considered what type of Galaxy? 

A spiral Galaxy

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The Gibbous phases of the moon are located on either side of what phase of the moon? 

Full Moon

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Why do we have something called a leap year? 

Because the length of the Earth's revolution around the Sun is actually 365.25 days so we need to add an extra day once every 4 years.

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Why does Saturn have rings? 

Because its gravity causes broken up pieces of asteroids and rocks to orbit around it
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How many hours does the Earth rotate in one week? 

168 Hours

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What is a light year?

The amount of time it takes light to travel somewhere in one Earth Year (365.35 Days)

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When the moon moves into the Earths shadow, causing the moon to be darkened, what is that called?

A Lunar Eclipse 

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Approximately how long does it take the moon to make one revolution around the Earth? 

28 Days