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Astronomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Planet | A large body in space a star and does not produce light |
| Pluto | Once considered to be a planet in our solar system -now considered a dwarf planet |
| Mars | Known as the “red planet” -4th planet closets to the Sun |
| Mercury | Takes the LEAST amount of time to orbit the Sun |
| Venus | Second planet from the Sun -considered “earths twin” |
| Rotation | The spinning of the earth -responsible for day and night |
| Revolution | The movement of Earth around the Sun -(takes 365 1/4) days |
| Moon | Visible to us because it reflects light from the Sun |
| Orbit | Path an object follows as it revolves around another object |
| Highlands | The mountains on the moon’s surface |
| Marias | Flat areas on the moons surface |
| Craters | Large, round impressions on the moon’s surface caused by impacts |
| Asteroids | Rocky objects revolving around the Sun and are too small to be considered planets |
| Meteorite | A piece of meteoroid that’s lands on earth AFTER passing through the atmosphere |
| Meteoroid | Small rock in space |
| Winter | The hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun and receives LESS direct rays, has shorter days, and a cooler season |
| Equinox | -means equal night -occurs when the Sun is directly over the equator -when the earth has 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night |
| Solstice | When the day is shorter than the nights and the night is shorter than the day -occurs 2 days a year when the Sun is directly over the equator |
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LMmedrano
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