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Earth
Sun/Stars
Planets
Moon
Seasons
100
The name of the "race track" Earth travels on
Orbit
100
What is the sun made out of?
Hot gases
100
How many planets are there?
9 planets
100
What is the moon made out of?
Rock
100
What causes the seasons?
Earth's orbit around the sun
200
When Earth spins on its own we call this....
Rotation
200
What is the closest star to Earth?
The sun
200
Name the planets in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
200
Why can we see the moon at night?
It reflects the sun's light
200
How many seasons do we have?
4 seasons
300
How long it takes Earth to rotate
24 hours or 1 day
300
A name we give for a group of stars that create a picture
a constellation
300
The 9 planets come together to create the ___ system
Solar System
300
The moon has many dents on it. What do we call these dents?
We call them craters.
300
How does the amount of sunlight Earth gets affect the seasons?
more sunlight=summer, less sunlight=winter
400
How long the Earth takes to orbit the sun
1 year
400
Name two ways that we use the sun
light and heat
400
What is a planet made out of?
rocks or gas
400
How often do the moon phases repeat themselves?
29 days
400
Name the four seasons in order
Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
500
the name of the invisible "stick" that Earth rotates on
Axis
500
The sun gives off energy. Name this energy.
Solar energy
500
Give me 1 fact that you learned about your researched planet
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500
What is a moon phase?
The changing shape of the bright part of the Moon that we see
500
Compare two seasons of your choice-How are they the same? Contrast two seasons of your choice-How are they different?
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