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Test: WEDNESDAY, March 9th
*Know the order of the planets. Are they gaseous or rocky?
1. Mercury
rocky
2. Venus
rocky
3. Earth
rocky
4. Mars
rocky
5.
Jupiter
gaseous
6.
Saturn
gaseous
7. Uranus
gaseous
8. Neptune
gaseous
9.Pluto
(dwarf planet)
* Know what separates the inner and outer planets
* What object revolves around Earth the
asteroid belt
moon
* A comet is an object that orbits the sun, when it gets close enough to the sun, it can show
a tail.
~Answer: The rotation of the Earth makes it look like the sun moves across the sky.
The movement of the Earth makes the shadow move and change length.
*Know several phases of the moon (You can draw in the circles to help you study.)
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* star- an object in space that produces its own heat and light
* moon- a natural satellite that orbits a planet
* solar system- a sun and all the objects that move around it
* orbit- the path that one object in space takes around another object in space
* gravity- the force that pulls objects toward each other
* asteroid belt- the group of rocks that separates the inner from the outer planets
* planet- a large solar system object that orbits the sun.
* rotation- the spinning of an object on its axis
* revolution- one complete trip around the sun
* Earth- the only known location for life in the solar system
*Which Planet belongs to each clue?
~has a big red spot Jupiter
~it’s on its side Uranus
~the “Red Planet” Mars
~Earth’s twin Venus
*Know the following facts below. The questions will be multiple choice on your test.
colder
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warmer
sun
closer
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1 year/365 days
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seasons
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1 day/24 hours
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axis
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sun
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sun’s