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Astronomy
ES.3 c,d
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| these orbit the sun and are made up of frozen gases | comets |
| the comets tail always point away or toward the sun? | away from the sun |
| what are meteroids? | left over pieces of a comet’s tails floating in space |
| what is a solstice? | when the sun is at its most northern point (over Tropic of Cancer) or at its most southern point (over Tropic of Cancer) |
| The Earth rotates on its axis every how many hours? | 24hours |
| what is a meteor? | when the pieces enter the Earth’s atmosphere where the burn up |
| The earth revolves around the sun every how many years? | One year |
| All planets orbits are what shape? | ovals |
| When des a lunar eclipse occur? | when the Earth’s blocks the sunlight and a shadow falls on the Moon |
| All planets have moons except which two? | Mercury and Venus |