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32 Cards in this Set
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There are ... planets in the solar system. |
8 |
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The planet that is closest to the Sun is... |
Mercury |
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The planet that is the only one with living things is... |
Earth |
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There is only one star in our solar system and it is called... |
The Sun |
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The... is the apparent change in the moon's shape. |
Phases of the moon. |
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There are 4 phases of the moon: ... |
First, full, third and new. |
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The phase when we can't see the moon is... |
New moon |
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It takes ... days to complete the phases of the moon. |
About 28 days. |
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The earth has seasons because... |
It has tilted axis. |
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What causes night and day in Earth? |
Earth rotates on its axis so different areas face the Sun at different times. |
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It takes... hours for the Earth to rotate on its axis. |
24 |
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It takes ... for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun. |
365 days |
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Rotation means... |
Spin on its own axis. |
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Revolution means... |
Travel around another object, like the Earth travelers around the Sun |
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.... is what we call a smaller object that revolves around a planet. |
A moon or satellite |
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The 4 inner planets are... |
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars |
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... is no longer classified as a planet. |
Pluto |
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The 4 outer planet s are... |
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune |
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... is Earth's twin. |
Venus (same size) |
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This planet has two moons... |
Mars |
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The 4 things that make Earth special are... |
Perfect temperature, liquid, water, living things, right distance for the Sun. |
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... is the largest planet and has a Great Red Spot. |
Jupiter |
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The outer planets have the following in common... |
Huge gas giants, rings, many moons, further from Sun. |
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What are 2 features of the solar system that are not planets, Sun or moons? |
Asteroids, Kuiper belt objects |
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Which planet rotates on its side? |
Uranus |
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.... and ... are two outer planets that are twins. |
Uranus and Neptune |
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The planet that has the most rings and are most visible is... |
Saturn |
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... is the planet that has a Great Dark Spot. |
Neptune |
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The planet that would float if we had a large enough pool is... |
Saturn |
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The hottest planet is... |
Venus |
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The planet that is called the "red planet" is... |
Mars |
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Name the planets in order of distance from the Sun. |
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (Pluto). |
