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Solar System

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Saturn known for its rings; rings are made of ice, dust and rock
Mercury closest to the Sun; takes 88 days to go around the sun
Earth 70% covered in water; only planet with life
Uranus rotates on its side; takes 84 years to go around the sun
Jupiter largest planet; Great Red Spot is a giant storm
Venus hottest planet; brightest planet
Mars has largest volcano in solar system; most like earth
Neptune farthest from the Sun; covered in ice
Moon's surface is covered in... craters, mountains and plains
Earth's closest neighbor the Moon
Phases of the Moon the apparent shapes of the moon
How long does it take for the Moon to revolve around Earth? 29 days
eclipse a shadow made by Earth or the Moon
lunar eclipse when Earth makes a shadow on the Moon
solar eclipse when the Moon makes a shadow on Earth
How long does it take for Earth to make rotation? 24 hours
Rotating means... spinning
How long does it take for Earth to revolve around the Sun? 365 1/4 days or 1 year
Earth's axis is... tilted
Why do we have seasons? because Earth revolves around the Sun on a tilted axis
When a meteoroid strikes Earth, it is called ... a meteorite
What causes Earth to have day and night? Earth's rotation (spinning)
A star is... a sphere of hot gases that gives off light and heat
A constellation is... a group of stars that make a pattern or picture in the sky
Name 3 ways how the Sun and Earth are alike. both are spheres, both have cores and both are made of layers
How many constellations are there? 88
Created by: annsinon
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