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For Planetary Science!
Planets
Let There Be…
Moon
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As Seen From
Earth
Horizon
The _________ is the
line where
the sky and the
Earth appear to meet..
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Rotation
The spinning of a
planet on its
axis is called _______________
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Star
Our sun is a ____________.
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Maria
The dark parts of the
Moon, created by
ancient lava flows are
called ______
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Sun
The source of
the moon’s illumination
(light) is from ___________
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Revolution (Orbit)
The motion of a
planet traveling
around the sun is called a
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A Constellation
A group of stars
that form a pattern
in the sky are called _____
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New Moon
What is the phase
when the moon
is between the
sun and the Earth?
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Year
The time required
for the Earth to
orbit the sun once
is called a
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Inner Planets
Which group of planets
are hotter in
temperature, have rocky
surfaces, and are smaller?
Inner Planets or Outer Planets
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Light Years
Distances between
stars are usually
measured in ________________
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No Atmosphere
Why does the moon have
so many more
craters than the Earth?
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Rotation
The length of
a day is based on the
Earth’s ________
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Seasons
The tilt of the
Earth as it
orbits the sun causes _____________
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Temperatures
If two stars are different
colors, we can infer
that they have
different ________
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Neil Armstrong
Who was the first
human on the moon?
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Month
A ____________ is roughly
the amount of time
required for the
moon to orbit the Earth.
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Days
What would be shorter
if the Earth rotated faster?
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Summer Solstice
The longest day of
the year occurs
on the _________
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True
True or False?
We only see one side
of the moon from Earth.
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