The Sun
The Moon
The Earth
The Stars and Other Stuff
Vocabulary Terms
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  1. 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

457

The sun is a _ sized star.

small      medium      large

medium

457

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. 

457

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

538

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

691

The Sun is the only star in the galaxy?

False

691

Name the moon phase:


Waning Crescent 

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Earth is the only planet in our solar system that can support _______________.

Life

691

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