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WHY ARE WINTER DAYS IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SHORTER THAN SUMMER DAYS?
AS THE EARTH ORBITS THE SUN, THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE IS TILTED AWAY FROM THE SUN SLIGHTLY
CONSTELLATIONS ARE MADE OF WHAT?
PATTERNS IN THE STARS
WHY DOES TIME AS WE KNOW IT CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH TRAVEL SCEDULES TWICE A YEAR?
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
THE EARTH IS DIVIDED IN TWO AT THE EQUATOR INTO THE ______ AND ______.
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
HOW LONG DOES ONE MOON CYCLE LAST?
27-28 DAYS
WHICH MOON PHASE SHOWS THE RIGHT HALF OF THE MOON IN LIGHT AND THE LEFT HALF DARK?
1ST QUARTER
WHAT DID ANCIENT PEOPLES USE FOR NAVIGATION AND MARKING THE SEASONS?
CONSTELLATIONS
IN WHAT DIRECTION DOES THE LIGHT APPEAR ON THE MOON DURING ITS CYCLE?
FROM RIGHT TO LEFT
WHAT PHASE IS THE MOON IN DURING A SOLAR ECLIPSE?
NEW MOON
WHAT KEEPS THE MOON FROM FLOATING AWAY IN SPACE?
EARTH'S GRAVITY
HOW LONG DOES THE SUN TAKE TO MAKE ONE ROTATION ON ITS AXIS?
27 DAYS
IF THE SUN IS A STAR, WHY DOESN'T IT LOOK LIKE OTHER STARS FROM EARTH'S PERSPECTIVE?
IT IS MUCH CLOSER THAN OTHER STARS
WHICH PHASE IS THE MOON IN IF IT IS DIRECTLY BETWEEN EARTH AND THE SUN?
NEW MOON
THE MOON PHASE THAT FIRST SHOWS LIGHT ON THE MOON IS CALLED _______.
WAXING CRESCENT
NAME THE 8 PLANETS IN ORDER FROM THE SUN.
MERCURY - VENUS - EARTH - MARS - JUPITER - SATURN - URANUS - NEPTUNE
WHAT WOULD WE NEED TO INCLUDE IN A MODEL THAT EXPLAINS THE CHANGING SHAPE OF THE MOON?
EARTH, MOON, SUN
THE POINT FROM WHICH YOU MAKE OBSERVATIONS IS CALLED __________?
PERSPECTIVE
AN EVENT WHERE THE EARTH PASSES BETWEEN THE MOON AND SUN IS CALLED _________.
LUNAR ECLIPSE
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE MOON IF IT CHANGED ITS MASS?
IT COULD EITHER BREAK FROM EARTH'S GRAVITY OR CRASH INTO THE EARTH
WHY DO SOME CONSTELLATIONS ONLY SHOW UP AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR?
ANGLE OF EARTH'S AXIS
EARTH IS CLOSEST TO THE SUN IN WHAT MONTH?
JANUARY
SEASONS ON EARTH ARE DETERMINED BY WHAT?
EARTH'S TILT ON IT'S AXIS IN RELATION TO THE SUN
POLARIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS __________.
THE NORTH STAR
WHEN AN OBJECT PASSES BETWEEN EARTH AND ANOTHER PLANET, IT IS CALLED ________.
TRANSITING
WHAT IS A SUBSYSTEM?
A SELF-CONTAINED SYSTEM WITHIN A LARGER SYSTEM