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The Sun is a ______

massive ball of fire (star)

100
What are stars
Big balls of gas
100
What is the moon made of?
The Moon is made of rock
100
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full moon
100
What is the 3-d shape of the moon and earth?
sphere
200

True or false? The sun gives us heat and light.

true

200

true or false: the sun moves (rotates) around the Earth.

False. The Earth rotates around the sun.

200
The moon revolves around the
earth
200
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new moon
200
How long does it take the Earth to ROTATE one time?
24 hours.
300
The sun provides Earth with what forms of energy?
heat and light energy
300
What are constellations
A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky
300
Why is the moon NOT a source of light.
It does not produce light, It only reflects light from the sun.
300
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Waning Crescent
300
When are shadows shortest?
12:00 noon or midday
400
Why do the Northern and Southern Hemispheres go through different seasons.
Because of the tilt of the Earth. (One is closer to the sun and the other is further away.)
400
Even though some stars are bigger than the sun, why do they seem so much smaller than the sun in the sky?
Because they are so much further away
400
How long does it take the moon to revolve around the Earth?
about 28 or 29 days
400
http://www.pa.msu.edu/people/frenchj/moon/moon-7day-1838.jpg
First quarter
400
Why are days longer in the spring and summer than they are in the fall and winter.
The Earth is closer to the Sun so the Sun stays in the sky longer.
500
How many days does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
365 days (1 year)
500
Why can we not see stars in the daytime
The sun is giving off too much light for the stars to be seen.
500
What phase of the moon comes after WAXING CRESCENT?
1st quarter
500
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Waning Gibbous
500
What phase of the moon was last night? (Hint: the phase before was WAXING GIBBOUS)
A FULL MOON