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Earth is the ____ planet from the sun?
3rd
What are the seasons that earth experiences?
Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall
The best time to see a meteor is during a ____
Meteor Shower
The largest known asteroids are also called ___.
Dwarf Planets
How many phases of the moon are there?
8 phases
What do all of the planets in our Solar system orbit?
The Sun
Is the tide highest when the planet faces the moon or away from the moon.
Faces the moon
A meteor that lands on teh ground is called _____?
Meteroite
The moon is bright because ____
What is a galaxy?
Massive collection of gas, dust and billions of stars and their solar systems.
There are ____ planets in the Solar system.
8
What is a Solar Eclipse?
When the moon passes between the earth and sun and light from the sun cannot reach the earth
What are the 3 different types of meteors?
Meteor, meteorite and Meteoroid
How many weeks does the moon take to make a full orbit?
4 weeks
The Solar system was formed ____ years ago.
4.7 billion
What is a lunar eclipse?
When the earth passes between the sun and moon and the sun's light cannot reach the moon
Which comet can be seen by the naked eye?
Halley's Comet
Why is earth the only planet that can currently sustain life?
It is close enough to the sun to get warmth and far away so that we don't burn.
Our Solar system is part of which galaxy?
The Milky Way
What is a lunar cycle?
When the moon goes through all of its 8 phases.
Each galaxy has an upward of ___ solar systems.
100 billion solar systems
Which of the 4 tides is the highest
Spring and it is the New Moon tide.
The earth is tilted on an axis of ___ degrees.
235 degrees
Why do scientists call space a vacuum?
Space contains no gas
Name the 8 planets in our Solar System.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune