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17 Cards in this Set
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Axis |
A line through the earth that you cannot see. |
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Lunar cycle |
A pattern of phases of the moon. |
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Solar System |
The sun and the planets and other objects circling it. |
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Solar eclipse |
A time when the moon's shadow falls on Earth |
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Planet |
A large body of rock or gases that revolves around the sun. |
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Constellation |
A group of stars that forms a picture. |
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Star |
A hot ball of glowing gases |
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Revolution |
The movement of a planet around the sun. |
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Straight light rays |
Cause the Earth to get the warmest. |
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Sun |
The center of the solar system. |
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Winter |
The season when the rays from the sun striking Earth are at the greatest slant. |
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True or False The inner planets are mostly made of gases. |
false |
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Earth and Mares are most alike in that... |
The length of a day is about the same. |
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It takes about 28 days |
For teh moon to revolve around the Earth. |
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Earth |
An inner planet |
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A lunar eclipse is caused |
when the Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon. |
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If you were to put the four inner planets in order according to size you would write: |
Mecury, Mars, Venus, Earth |
