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The SunAnd

The Earth

The EarthAnd

The Moon

The Planets

PotpourriLunarPhases

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The Sun is made of…

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What are…Gases

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The closest star to Earth

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What is…the Sun

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Seasons occur because of…

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What is ….The tilt of the Earth on its

axis and its revolution around the sun

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365 days

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What is…The time it takes for the

Earth to REVOLVE around the sun

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Revolution

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What is…Occurs when one object moves around another

object

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One month

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What is…The amount of time it takes

for the Moon to orbit the Earth

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We see the Moon because…

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What is…… it reflects the Sun’s light

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Effect of the Moon on Earth

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What are…Tides

(they occur twice daily; high tide and low tide)

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The Moon’s gravity

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What is …1/6th of Earth’s gravity

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Two examples of differences between the

Earth and the Moon

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What are …Minimal atmosphere and

no liquid water on the Moon

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The force that keeps objects in orbit around the

sun

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What is ….Gravity

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The planets, in order from the Sun

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What are …Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (… and we all

know about Pluto)

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The two planets closest to Earth

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What are…Venus and Mars

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The inner planets

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What are …Mercury, Venus, Earth, and

Mars

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The outer planets

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What are…Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,

Neptune (Pluto)

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Major source of energy for all life on Earth

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What is …the Sun

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The turning of an object on an axis

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What is …Rotation

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24 Hours

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What is …The amount of time it takes for the Earth to rotate on its

axis

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The side of the moon that we see

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What is …The same side

(Due to its rotation speed)

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Processes that cause changes to the Earth’s

surface, but do not occur on the Moon

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What are …Weathering, Erosion, and

Deposition

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Caused by the change in the amount of sunlight that

strikes the Moon as it revolves around the Earth

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What are…the Phases of the Moon

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The names of the Moon’s phases

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What are …New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous,

Last Quarter, and Waning Crescent

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What we see during a New Moon

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What is …Nothing

(the Sun is shining on the side of the Moon that is facing away from Earth)

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What we see during a Quarter Moon

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What is …Half the surface of the

Moon

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What we see during a Full Moon

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What is …The entire surface of the Moon that is facing us