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As Earth moves around the Sun, it spins, or ___ rotates
As Earth rotates, the part that is facing the Sun has ___ day
The real or imaginary line that a spinning object turns around is an__ axis
Earth's axis is an imaginary line drawn between the North and South __ pole
Scientists think that the tilt of Earth's axis was caused by ___ hitting earth. object
While Earth is spinning on its axis, it also _____, or moves in a circular path, around the sun. revolves
Earth's trip around the Sun takes __ 365 days
The path earth travels around the Sun is called an __ orbit
Earth's orbit is shaped like an __ , or flattened circle. ellipse
Earth's ____ causes seasons because of the different ways the Sun's rays strike parts of Earth. tilt
From Earth, the Moon looks big because it is ___ to Earth. closest
The moon is about ____ as wide as Earth. one-fourth
The force that holds things on the ground and determines how much they weigh is __ gravity
Gravity is six times stronger on Earth than on the Moon, so things weigh __ on Earth than on the Moon. heavier
Instead of making its own light, the Moon ____ the light of the Sun. reflects
The moon revolves around ____. Earth
The Moon is dusty and lifeless because it has no ___ or ___ air, liquid water
The surface of the moon has mountains, large flat plains, and thousands of pits in the ground called __ craters
The moon's craters may have been formed by volcanoes, but most were caused by chunks of ____ and ___ from space crashing into the moon. rock, metal
The first missions to the moon used ___ and spacecraft without astronauts. robots
Half of the Moon always face the ___ and the other half is always in darkness sun
As the moon travels around Earth, it appears to change ___ because we see different amounts of its lighted half. shape
During a New Moon, you can't see the lighted half of the moon because the moon is between _____ and ___. sun and earth
During a full moon, you can see all of its ____. lighted side
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