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Planets Heavenly Objects
Star Power Day and Night SeasonsThe Moon
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What is the 3What is the 3rdrd planet planet from the Sun?from the Sun?
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EarthEarth
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Which planet has the Which planet has the greatest mass?greatest mass?
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JupiterJupiter
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Which planet has the Which planet has the most moons?most moons?
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SaturnSaturn
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Which planet has the Which planet has the longest day?longest day?
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Venus – it takes 243 Venus – it takes 243 days for it to rotate just days for it to rotate just
once.once.
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Which planet takes the Which planet takes the longest to orbit the Sun? longest to orbit the Sun?
(excluding Pluto)(excluding Pluto)
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Neptune – It takes 165 Neptune – It takes 165 Earth years to orbit the Earth years to orbit the
Sun.Sun.
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Where does the light of Where does the light of the Moon come from?the Moon come from?
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The Sun - The Sun’s The Sun - The Sun’s light is reflected off the light is reflected off the Moon back to Earth.Moon back to Earth.
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What is the difference What is the difference between waning and between waning and
waxing?waxing?
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Waning means to shrink Waning means to shrink and waxing means to and waxing means to
grow.grow.
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What is it called when What is it called when the Moon can’t be seen the Moon can’t be seen
from Earth?from Earth?
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New MoonNew Moon
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Name this phase of the Name this phase of the Moon.Moon.
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Waning Gibbous MoonWaning Gibbous Moon
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Name this phase of the Name this phase of the moon. moon.
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First Quarter MoonFirst Quarter Moon
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What is a comet?What is a comet?
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A comet is a small A comet is a small frozen ball of ice, dust frozen ball of ice, dust and gas, and have a and gas, and have a
coma (or tail).coma (or tail).
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What’s the difference What’s the difference between a comet and between a comet and
an asteroid?an asteroid?
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An asteroid is made of An asteroid is made of rock or metal. A comet rock or metal. A comet
is made of ice, dust, and is made of ice, dust, and gas. A comet has a tail, gas. A comet has a tail,
an asteroid doesn’t.an asteroid doesn’t.
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What is a meteor?What is a meteor?
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A meteor is a streak of A meteor is a streak of light caused by a light caused by a
meteoroid igniting while meteoroid igniting while entering the Earth’s entering the Earth’s
atmosphere.atmosphere.
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How often does Haley’s How often does Haley’s comet fly by Earth?comet fly by Earth?
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Every 75-76 yearsEvery 75-76 years
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What’s the difference What’s the difference between a meteoroid between a meteoroid
and a meteorite?and a meteorite?
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A meteorite is a A meteorite is a meteoroid (piece of meteoroid (piece of
asteroid or comet) that asteroid or comet) that has entered the Earth’s has entered the Earth’s
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Our sun is this distance Our sun is this distance from the earth.from the earth.
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93 million miles 93 million miles
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150 million km150 million km
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About how long does it About how long does it take sunlight to reach take sunlight to reach
the earththe earth
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Somewhere between 8 Somewhere between 8 and 9 minutesand 9 minutes
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A group of millions or A group of millions or billions of stars is billions of stars is
called a ….called a ….
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GalaxyGalaxy
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Our galaxy is called Our galaxy is called the…the…
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Milky WayMilky Way
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The shape of our galaxyThe shape of our galaxy
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SpiralSpiral
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The reason for the The reason for the seasons…..seasons…..
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Tilt of the axisTilt of the axis
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How much is the earth How much is the earth tilted?tilted?
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23 and 1/2 degrees23 and 1/2 degrees
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The reason for day and The reason for day and night.night.
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Because the earth is Because the earth is spinning.spinning.
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Which hemisphere do Which hemisphere do we live in?we live in?
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Northern hemisphereNorthern hemisphere
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When the sun is highest When the sun is highest in the sky during the in the sky during the day. This is called …day. This is called …
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Solar NoonSolar Noon
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The only heavenly body The only heavenly body that people that people
(astronauts) have (astronauts) have gone to…gone to…
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The moon!The moon!
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Planets Heavenly Bodies
Star Power Earthly DelightsThe Moon
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Which planet is the Which planet is the closest to the Sun?closest to the Sun?
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MercuryMercury
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Being of similar size and Being of similar size and mass, this planet is mass, this planet is
considered the sister considered the sister planet to Earth.planet to Earth.
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VenusVenus
Which planet was Which planet was named for the Greek named for the Greek
god Zeus?god Zeus?
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JupiterJupiter
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Which planet has the Which planet has the fewest satellites?fewest satellites?
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Mercury and Venus Mercury and Venus don’t have any don’t have any
satellites. This is satellites. This is probably because they probably because they are so close to the Sun.are so close to the Sun.
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Name all of the Name all of the Gaseous planets.Gaseous planets.
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptuneand Neptune
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How long does it take How long does it take for the Moon to orbit the for the Moon to orbit the
Earth?Earth?
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About 28 days.About 28 days.
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Why do we only see Why do we only see one face of the Moon?one face of the Moon?
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We only see one side of We only see one side of the Moon because it the Moon because it
rotates on its axis at the rotates on its axis at the same speed as its orbit same speed as its orbit
of the Earth.of the Earth.
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How many Moons How many Moons would fit in the Earth?would fit in the Earth?
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What is a moon?What is a moon?
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A moon is a satellite of A moon is a satellite of a planet, which orbits a planet, which orbits
the planet.the planet.
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Which planet has the Which planet has the most moons and how most moons and how many does it have?many does it have?
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As of 2005, Saturn has As of 2005, Saturn has 46 known moons. 46 known moons.
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Comets come from a Comets come from a part of our solar part of our solar
system called the ….system called the ….
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Ort CloudOrt Cloud
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When an asteroid hits When an asteroid hits the earth or other the earth or other planet it creates a hole planet it creates a hole called a ……called a ……
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CraterCrater
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A meteor that hits the A meteor that hits the ground is called a …ground is called a …
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MeteoriteMeteorite
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A famous comet that A famous comet that returns every 76 years.returns every 76 years.
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Halley’s CometHalley’s Comet
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The glowing head of a The glowing head of a comet is called the …comet is called the …
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ComaComa
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The speed of light…The speed of light…
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186,000 miles per 186,000 miles per second second
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300,000 km per second300,000 km per second
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The gas that the sun The gas that the sun “burns” is called …“burns” is called …
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hydrogenhydrogen
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Dark spots on the sun a Dark spots on the sun a called ….called ….
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SunspotsSunspots
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The color of the hottest The color of the hottest stars…stars…
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blueblue
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A collection of gas and A collection of gas and dust in space that dust in space that
might form a star is might form a star is called a …called a …
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NebulaNebula
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The earth spins on its The earth spins on its ….….
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AxisAxis
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When the earth is When the earth is closest to the sun, closest to the sun,
what season is it in the what season is it in the northern hemisphere?northern hemisphere?
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WinterWinter
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A device that tells time A device that tells time using the sun, is called using the sun, is called
a…a…
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SundialSundial
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On a sundial, the angled On a sundial, the angled part is called a …part is called a …
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gnomongnomon
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The reason that the sun The reason that the sun appears to move appears to move
through the sky during through the sky during the day.the day.
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Earth rotating or Earth rotating or spinning on its axis.spinning on its axis.
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What is it about Earth What is it about Earth that enables it to that enables it to
support support life?life?
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Earth is just the right Earth is just the right distance from the Sun so distance from the Sun so the temperature is not too the temperature is not too hot nor too cold. Earth has hot nor too cold. Earth has
air and water, which are air and water, which are necessary for life.necessary for life.
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