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Solar System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| axis | The imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles |
| rotation | The spinning motion of a planet around its axis |
| revolution | The movement of one object around another object |
| orbit | The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space |
| day | Each 24 hour cycle of day and night |
| astronomy | The study of the moon, stars and other objects in space |
| What causes day and night? | Earth's rotation on its axis |
| Why does Earth have seasons? | The Earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sun |
| How does the moon move? | The moon revolves around the Earth and rotates on its own axis. |
| What causes the different phases of the moon? | The positions of the sun, moon, and Earth and how they line up. |
| How often does the moon go through a whole set of phases? | Around once a month or each time the moon revolves around the Earth |