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27 Cards in this Set
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Planets in order from the Sun |
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune |
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Smallest Planet, Largest Planet, Gas Giant, Rocky Planet |
Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Mars |
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Maori name of Mercury |
Whiro |
Wh.... |
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Maori name of Venus |
Kopu |
Ko.... |
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Maori name of Earth |
Te Ao |
Te .... |
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Maori name of Mars |
Matawhero |
Mata..... |
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Maori name of Jupiter |
Parearau |
Pare..... |
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Maori name of Saturn |
Parearau |
Pare..... |
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Maori name of Uranus |
Rangipo |
Ran.... |
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Maori name of Neptune |
Tangaroa |
Tang..... |
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Maori name for Moon |
Marama |
Mar..... |
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Maori name for Sun |
Ra |
R.. |
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Where do you find the asteroid belt? |
Between Mars and Jupiter |
Between... |
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How long is one earth rotation? |
24 hours |
Hours |
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How long is one earth revolution? |
364.25 days |
Days |
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Define rotation |
Planet spinning around on its own axis, it causes day and night. |
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Define revolution |
Planet oribiting around the sun, whole rotation is a year |
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Order of Sun Moon and Earth in a Lunar Eclipse |
Moon, Earth, Sun |
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What is a Lunar Eclipse? |
Moon in shadow so you don't see the moon, light doesn't reflect onto the moon from the sun so we do not see it. |
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Order of Sun, moon and earth in a solar eclipse. |
sun, moon, earth |
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What is a solar eclipse? |
Don't see sun, sun in shadow behind moon. |
Everything looks tinier further away. |
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What is a neap tide? |
Neap tide is when sun and moon are right angles to the earth, which causes the water to be pulled but not as high. |
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What is a spring tide? |
Spring Tide is when sun, moon and earth are aligned. Spring tides are higher because of this. |
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Order of seasons |
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter |
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What causes seasons? |
The amount of sunlight facing that part of the earth. |
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Why do we weigh less on the moon? |
Less gravity on the moon than earth. |
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Tilt of Earth |
23.5 degrees |
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