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25 Cards in this Set
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axis
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A line that you cannot see from the top of Earth through the center of Earth to the bottom
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rotation
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The spinning of Earth on its axis
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revolution
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The movement of Earth one time around the sun
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moon phases
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The different shapes that the moon seems to have in the sky when it is observed from Earth
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lunar cycle
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The pattern of phases of the moon
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lunar ecplipse
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An even in which Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon
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solar eclipse
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An event that occurs when the moon blocks the sunlight from reaching Earth and the moon's shadow falls on earth
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planet
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A large body of rock or gas in space
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orbit
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The path a planet takes as it revovles around the sun
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solar system
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The sun, the planets and their moons, and the smaller objects that orbit the sun
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star
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A hot ball of glowing gases that gives off energy
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constellation
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A group of stars that appear to form the shape of an animal, a person, or an object
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Light rays
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liaght rays from the sun heat Earth
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Straight light rays
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cause Earth to get the warmest
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sun
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center of the solar system.
biggested object in the solar system |
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closest star to the earth
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The sun
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slant light rays
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not as warm as straight light rays
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inner planets
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Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Have rocky surfaces. smaller than most other planets. Warmer than other plants since they are closer to sun
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length of plants' day
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depends on how fast the planet spins on its axis
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lunar cycle
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about 29 days
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revolution of Earth
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One trip of the Earth around the sun. takes 365 days
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rotation of Earth
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takes 24 hours. half of earth faces sun and has daytime, the other half faces away and has nighttime
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Plants
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There are nine plants. Jupiter is the largest.
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How to remember the order of the plants
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My Very Excellent Mother Just Sent Us Nine Pizzas
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Name the Plants in order
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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptue, Pluto
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