Earth, Sun, & Moom
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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| How far away is the Sun from Earth? | 93,000,000 miles
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| How far away is the Moon from Earth? | 240,000 miles
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| How does the diameter of the Sun compare to Earth? | 109 times larger
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| How does the diameter of the Moon compare to Earth? | 1/4 the diameter
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| Why is it important to be the right distance from the Sun? | it gives us the right amount of light and heat for life
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| What keeps the Earth orbiting the Sun? | gravity
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| What keeps the Moon orbiting the Earth? | gravity
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| What happens to planets that are too close to the Sun? | all the water boils off- rock burns
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| What happens to planets that are too far from the Sun? | water freezes- too cold and dark
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| If you weighted 60lbs on the Earth, how much would you weigh on the Moon? | 10lbs
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| What is the Sun? | a star
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| What is the surface of the Sun like? | gaseous (not solid)
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| What is the Earth? | planet
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| Earth | rocky, with water
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| Moon | rocky, no water
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| Sun | gaseous, no solid surface, no water
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| How many Earth's could fit across the Sun's equator? | 367 earths
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| How many Moon's could fit across the Sun's equator? | 961.5 moons
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