Science 8
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| equinox | The event that occurs when sunlight shines equally on both hemispheres
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| galaxy | A group of millions or billions of stars held together by gravity
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| gravity | The force of attraction between all objects
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| inertia | The tendency of objects to resist changes in motion
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| revolution | The motion of one object as it moves around another object
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| rotation | The motion of an object as it spins on an axis
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| orbit | The path an object takes as it goes around another object
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| solar system | A group of planets and other small bodies that orbit a sun
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| solstice | The event that occurs when sunlight shines more directly on the northern or southern hemishpere
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| seasons | The tilt of Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun causes _________.
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| summer solstice | In the northern hemisphere, this is when there is a maximum number of daylight hours.
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| lunar eclipse | This is when the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow
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| solar eclipse | This is when the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth.
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| waxing | This occurs during the Moon cycle when the lighted portion we see increases.
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| waning | This occurs during the Moon cycle when the lighted portion we see decreases.
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| spring | Light is equal on both hemispheres and the date is march 21
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| constellations | Theses are stars that are clustered togehter to form a pattern in the sky.
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| Milky Way | This is a hazy band of light that stretches across the sky.
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| day | It takes one of these for the Earth to rotate on its axis.
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| year | This is how long it takes the Earth to revolve around the Sun.
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| night and day | This is caused by the Earth spinning on its axis.
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| craters | These are round features that can be found on the moon.
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| two | This is the number of high tides you could expect to see if you were on the beach for 24 hours.
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