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Name the Planets in order.
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1- Mercury
2-Venus 3-Earth 4-Mars 5-Jupiter 6-Saturn 7-Uranus 8-Neptune 9-Pluto |
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What are the dark spots on the photosphere of the Sun called?
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SUNSPOTS
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What is energy emitted in the form of beautiful colors called?
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AURORA
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What do we call the outermost part of the Sun?
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CORONA
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What is the Sun's atmosphere called?
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CHROMOSPHERE
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What is the surface of the Sun called?
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PHOTOSPHERE
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What does the EQUINOX refer to?
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EQUAL LENGTH OF DAYS AND NIGHTS
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Why do we always see the same side of the moon?
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The Moon rotates ONCE on its axis as it makes one revolution around the Earth
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What is the brightest object in the morning and evening sky?
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VENSUS
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What is the Earth's natural satillite?
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MOON
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What keeps the planets in line around the Sun?
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The Sun exerts a strong gravitational pull that keeps them in line.
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Each orbit that a planet makes around the Sun is called a ______?
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REVOLUTION
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The OUTER PLANETS are called what?
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GAS GIANTS
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Does the moon make its own light?
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No, it reflects the Sun's light.
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MERCURY is the _____ planet to the Sun.
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CLOSEST
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Mercury is the ____ inner planet in comparison to the Earth.
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SMALLEST
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The Earth ____ ___ revolve around the Moon.
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DOES NOT
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Who was the first man to walk on the Moon?
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NEIL ARMSTRONG
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A Probe is a ____ ____ sent outside Earth's orbit.
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research spacecraft
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Objects that orbit other space bodies are called what?
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SATILLITES
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What planet is the only one that man survive in his natural state?
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EARTH
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Name some facts about PLUTO.
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1) has a moon named Charron
2) has an elongated orbit 3) Is the smallest planet |
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_____ is the largest planet.
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JUPITER
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What is the only outer planet NOT made up of gas?
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PLUTO
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WHICH planet is known for its GREAT RED SPOT?
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JUPITER
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The TILT of the Earth as it revolves around the Sun determines _______ on Earth.
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SEASONS
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What are two things that make a space object a PLANET?
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1) ENOUGH GRAVITY TO KEEP ITS SPHERICAL SHAPE
2) IT HAS TO ORBIT THE SUN AND NOT ANOTHER PLANET |
