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Solar System
Solar System Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the order of the planets? | Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune |
| What is a star? | A huge ball of hot gas that gives off its own light |
| What is a rotation? | When Earth spins around 1 time on its axis |
| How long does it take Earth to complete 1 rotation? | 24 hours or 1 day |
| What is a revolution (in science) | When Earth goes around the sun |
| How long does it take Earth to complete 1 revolution around the sun? | 365 days or 1 year |
| What is a constellation? | A pattern of stars |
| What happens when the moon is Waning? | It is getting smaller |
| What happens when the moon is Waxing? | It is getting bigger |
| When the moon is completely lit up it is called? | Full Moon |
| When the moon is completely dark it is called? | New Moon |
| Where does the moon get its light? | Reflects from the Sun |