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Sun
Moon
Stars
Earth
Vocabulary
100

What is the location of the Sun?

The Sun is the center of the Solar System.

100

Why does the moon have light?

It reflects the light of the Sun.

100
True or False Some stars are larger than the sun.
True
100
How many hours in one day?
24 hours
100

What is the solar system.

The sun and everything that revolves around it.

200
Why is the sun considered a star?
The sun is considered a star because it makes its own light.
200

Why does the moon have craters?

The moon has craters from asteroids or comets hitting the it.

200
True or False Stars make their own light.
True
200
How many days in one year?
365 days
200

To move in a circle around an object

Revolve

300

Name two things the Sun do for the Earth?

The Sun gives the Earth light, warms it, and gives the Earth day and night.

300

The Moon is a ______________ ________________ that orbits the Earth.

natural satellite 

300

Why do stars shine?

The are ball of glowing gas.

300

What is the imaginary line that goes through the earth called?

Axis

300

What is it called when the Earth spins on its axis?

Rotate

400
Why does the sun look bigger than all the other stars?
The sun looks bigger than the other stars because it is the closest star to Earth.
400
How long does it take the moon to go through all of its phases.
It takes the moon one month to go through all of its phases.
400

Why can't we see stars in the daytime?

We can't see stars in the daytime because the Sun is so bright.

400
How long does it take the earth to rotate one time?
One day/24 hours
400
The path an object follows as it revolves
Orbit
500

Name at least 4 planets orbit around the Sun?

  (Mercury)  (Venus)  (Earth)   (Mars)  (Jupiter)   (Saturn)  (Uranus)  (Neptune)   

My very educated mother just served us noodles.

500

What phase of the Moon do you see when the lighted side faces the Earth

Full Moon

500
What is a group of stars called that looks like a picture in the sky?
Constellation
500
Explain why we have night and day.
We have night and day because the earth rotates on its axis. When our side of the earth is facing the sun, we are having day. When our side of the earth is facing away from the sun, we are having night.
500

What is a planet?

A planet must orbit a star, shaped like a sphere, be be big enough that its gravity clears away objects the similar in size.