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Question | Answer |
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when does the northern hemisphere have winter? | north is tipped away from sun |
when does the northern hemisphere have summer? | north is tipped to the sun |
If Halley's comet comes every 76 years and was last seen in 1986, when will it return? | 2062 |
when does a comet have a long tail? | near the sun |
when does a comet have a short tail? | far from sun |
how are moon, sun and earth lined up for a lunar eclipse? | sun, earth, moon |
how are moon, sun earth lined up for a solar eclipse | sun, moon, earth, |
what moon phase is it when, from earth you can see all of the illuminate side of the moon? | full moon |
what moon phase is it when, from earth you see the dark side of the moon? | new moon |
what planetary motion is responsible for making objects in the sky seem to move? | rotation of earth |
list the planets in order from largest to smallest. | jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, earth, venus, mars, mercury |
which planets have long revolution? | outer |
which planets have short revolution? | inner |
which planets have long rotation? | inner |
which planets have short rotation? | outer |
which planetary word means "day"? | rotation |
which planetary word means "year"? | revolution |
which planet orbits the sun the most? | mercury |
which planet is traveling fastest around the sun? | mercury |
which planet orbits the sun the least? | neptune |
which planet is traveling the slowest around the sun? | neptune |
as you travel from mercury to neptune what happens to the length of revolution? | increases |
as you travel from neptune to mercury, what happens to length of revolution? | decreases |
which is bigger? galaxy or solar system? | galaxy |
which is smaller? planet or sun? | planet |
which is bigger? sun or solar system? | solar system |
name 3 type of galaxies. | spiral, elliptical, irregular |
which galaxy has arms? | spiral |
which galaxy looks like a squished ball? | elliptical |
what part of the sun can be seen during an eclipse? | corona |
if earth was as small as a spec of sand, how big should the sun be? (orange, soccer ball, marble) | orange |
a small rock in space? | meteoroid |
a small rock from space in earth's atmosphere? | meteor |
a small rock from space that has gone through the atmosphere and landed on the ground? | meteorite |
a chunk of planet orbiting between mars and jupiter? | asteroid |
Where is there always a high tide? | on earth facing the moon |
what shape is the moon if it looks like a fat letter "C"? | crescent |
also known as a shooting star and in the atmosphere? | meteor |
which planet spins fastest on it's axis? | jupiter |
which planet spins slowest on it's axis? | venus |