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11 Cards in this Set
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A planet has shorter day than earth does. Why? |
Has a faster rotation |
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What cause the ocean tides |
The gravitational pull of the sun and the moon |
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About how long does one cyecle of the moon phases last? |
A month |
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What is one day on the earth |
1 complete rotion |
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What percentage of the moon is lit by the sun? |
50% |
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The phases of the moon are caused by? |
The moon revolution around the earth |
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What two things result from the tilt of the earth ? Earth tilt cause - |
1:more direct sunlight=summer 2:longer days=winter |
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Changing season are caused by? |
Til of the earth |
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A year on a planet is due to its ...? |
Revolution |
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If the earth move slowly in its orbt around the sun, what would be likely to result? |
Longer year and longer season |
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When the moon had a decreasing illuminated surface between the full and new moon it is in what phase? |
Waning phase |
