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17 Cards in this Set
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the movement of earth around the sun once a year is called Earth's
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revolution
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the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is called
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inertia
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when earth's shadow falls on the moon, the shadow causes a
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lunar eclipse
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the craters on the moon were caused by
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meteoroids
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a device that expels gas in one direction to move in the opposite direction is a
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rocket
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earth's spinning on its axis is called rotation. |
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the force that attracts all objects toward each other is called inertia
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F gravity
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the tilt of earth's axis as earth revolves around the sun causes eclipses
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F seasons
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the greatest difference between low and high tides occurs during a neap tide
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F spring tide
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a large artificial satellite on which people can live for long periods is a space station.
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explain how the length of the day and year are related to earth's movement through space.
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closer to the sun the longer the day. farther the shorter.
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suppose you moved two objects farther apart. how would the affect force of gravity between those objects.
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float away
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explain newtons first law of motion in your own words
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and object will keep going until something stops it.
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why does the moon have phases
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because the earth's shadow covers it
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how did the invention of the telescope contribute to our knowledge of the moon's surface
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helped realize the moon had craters and that it had marias and highlands
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why do temperatures vary so much on the moon
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it has no ozone to stabilize temperatures
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compare how creationist and scientist think the moon originated. what do you believe and why?
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big mass o dust and rock piled up. do not believe because God created it.
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