Phases of the Moon
day and night
Solar System
Planets
Moon and Stars
Gravity
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What is a phase
The shape of the moon we see.
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What direction does the sun appear to rise?
East
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What is a star?
a hot, glowing ball of gases
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What is the 2nd planet from the sun called?
Venus
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Which constellation do we see in winter?
Orion
100
What is gravity
the pull between any 2 objects
200
How many phases of the moon are there?
8
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At sunrise, which direction do shadows stretch?
West
200
What is an object in space that is chunks of ice, rocks and dust?
a comet
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Which planet is 2 billion miles from Earth?
Neptune
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Which star is closest to the Earth?
The Sun.
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what 2 things does gravity depend on?
mass of the object and they distance apart
300
How long is a lunar cycle?
about 28 days
300
What is one rotation of the Earth called?
One day.
300
What is in the solar system?
planets, sun and everything else
300
What planet is this?
Uranus
300
What is the name of the group of stars our solar system is in?
Milky Way
300
What 2 forces keep an object in orbit?
gravity and inertia
400
What is the name of this moon phase?
waxing crescent
400
What causes the seasons?
The Earth's tilted axis.
400
What is a small piece of a comet or an asteroid called?
a meteor
400
Which is the hottest planet?
Venus
400
Which is the only star that does not move?
North Star
400
Where does a high tide happen?
On the part of the Earth that is facing the moon
500
What is the name of this moon phase?
Waning Gibbous
500
What is the name of the longest day of the year?
Summer Solstice
500
What is a meteorite?
a meteor that falls through Earth's atmosphere, also a shooting star
500
Which is the red planet?
Mars
500
What is the name of the largest moon in the solar system?
Gannymeade
500
How much time is there between high tide and low tide?
6 hours
600
Where is the Earth during a lunar eclipse?
between the sun and the moon
600
What is the name of the day in the fall where there are equal hours of daylight and night?
Fall Equinox
600
What is a large sphere that moves around the sun called?
a planet
600
Which is the only planet with oxygen, liquid water and living things?
Earth
600
What is a satellite?
an object that circles around another object
600
What phases of the moon have spring tides?
New moon and full moon.