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19 Cards in this Set
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What are star pictures called?
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constellations
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What name do we give to
a huge star group? |
galaxy
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What is the name of the galaxy that we live in?
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Milky Way
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What word do we use for all the
things that God created? |
universe
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What name do we give to the
sun and the nine planets? |
solar system
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________ are heavenly bodies
which revolve around the sun. |
planets
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List the nine planets in
order from the sun. |
1. Mercury, 2. Venus, 3. Earth,
4. Mars, 5. Jupiter, 6. Saturn, 7. Uranus, 8. Neptune, and 9. Pluto |
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What do we call it when the
earth makes one complete circle around the sun? |
one revolution
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What do we call it when the
earth makes one complete turn around its axis? |
one rotation
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How long does it take the earth
to make one REVOLUTION? |
one year
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How long does it take the
earth to make one complete ROTATION? |
one day
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What heavenly body helps us determine
the 12 months in a year? |
the moon
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Is there a heavenly body that helps
us tell that there are 7 days in a week? |
NO,
God made the earth in 7 days and that is what determines the 7 day week. |
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What do we call the 12
important constellations that encircle our solar system? |
the zodiac
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What do we call the true scientific
study of heavenly bodies? |
astronomy
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What do we call the false
belief that we can tell fortunes by studying the heavenly bodies? |
astrology
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The earth's ___________ determines
the length of one year. |
revolution
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The earth's ____________ determines
the length of one day. |
rotation
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TRUE/FALSE
The earth's TILT determines the length of one week. |
FALSE .... God determined
the seven-day week .... no heavenly bodies are involved. |
