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When the moon appears to
shrink… it is called…
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WANING
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In what direction does the North Pole point when we are
having WINTER…
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Away from the sun!
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Why do the stars appear so small, if
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The are MUCH farther away.
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What causes day and night?
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The rotation of the Earth on its
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axis.
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What causes a year?
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The revolution of the planet
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around the sun.
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Why do planets orbit?
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Gravity (pulls in) and Inertia
(keeps moving out in a
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straight line)
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What causes the seasons on
Earth?
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The tilt of the axis (23.5°) and
the revolution around the Sun
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Name the planets in order…
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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
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Which planet has the shortest
year, and why?
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Mercury, it is the closest to the
Sun and therefore has the
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shortest distance to travel.