The Sun
The Moon
The Earth
The Stars and Other Stuff
Vocabulary Terms
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The sun rises in the ________ and sets in the _________.
East, West
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List from smallest to largest:
Sun Moon Earth
moon, earth, sun
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How many days does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
365 Days
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What is the central and only star in our solar system?
The Sun
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The path the earth takes when it revolves around the sun.
orbit
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Name the two main things that the sun provides for the earth so that it can sustain human life.
heat and light
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What is the name of the moon phase where it appears that there is no moon at all?
New Moon
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Which day of the year has the shortest number of daylight hours?
Winter Solstice
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Our solar system's star gets its energy from this.
Nuclear Fusion.
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To spin around on an axis.
rotate
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The sun is made up of mostly ______________.
gas
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About how many days does it take for the moon to complete one revolution around the Earth?
28
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Which day of the year has the longest number of daylight hours?
Summer Solstice
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Name this constellation... 
The big dipper or Ursa Major
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An imaginary line going through an object around which it turns.
axis
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The sun is a _ sized star.
small medium large
medium
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If Werewolves were real, how often would they be transformed into wolves and why do you think so?
Once a month, because that is how often we have a full moon.
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How long does one complete rotation of the Earth take?
24 hours
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Ture or False: The constellations appear to be in different parts of the sky depending on the season.
True
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When one object moves around another larger object.
revolve
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How far away is the sun from the earth?
About 93 million miles away
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Name the moon phase: 
waxing gibbous
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The Earth has just enough _________ to keep us in orbit around the sun and keep our moon orbiting us.
Gravity
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What is made of rocks and is found between Mars and Jupiter?
Asteroid Belt
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The angle at which the Earth leans on its axis that is responsible for the change in seasons.
tilt
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The Sun is the only star in the galaxy?
False
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Name the moon phase:
Waning Crescent
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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that can support _______________.
Life
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What is a meteor called if it hits the Earth?
Meteorite
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A group of objects that revolve around a single star.
Solar System