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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the fifth largest planet in the Solar System? | Earth |
| Earth is the only world in our solar system with what on the surface? | Liquid Water |
| What planet is Earth to the Sun’s orbit? | The third planet |
| How much does the planet Earth tilt in outer space? | 23.5 degrees |
| What does the Earth revolves’ around and what revolves around the Earth? | The revolves around the Sun and the moon revolves around the Earth |
| The Earth revolves around the sun for how long? | 365 ¼ days in a year |
| The Moon takes about days to orbit Earth? | 27.3 days to complete a revolution |
| How long does it take the moon to revolve around the Earth to make a new moon phase? | 29.5 days |
| When does a solar eclipse occur? | When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun |
| When does a lunar eclipse occur? | It occurs when the Moon orbits through Earth's shadow |
| What are the two types of eclipses that occur between the Sun, Earth, and the moon? | Solar Eclipse & Lunar Eclipse |
| When at object revolves from something, what does that mean? | It means that the object is going around another object |
| When at object rotations, what does that mean? | It means that the object is going turn on its own or going in a spinning motion |
| What do all planets rotation around in the Solar System? | The Sun |
| Like all planets, the Sun also has what? | Its own spinning axis |
| What does the Sun provide for the Solar System? | A great source of heat and light |
| What kind of star is the Sun classified as? | Medium size |
| Like all stars, the Sun is what? | A sphere mass of burning gas |
| What is the temperature of the Sun? | 5,600 Degree Celsius |
| The Earth is the _________from the Sun. | 3rd Planet |
| The Earth completes one rotation on its axis for how long? | 24 hours |
| Earth is the only planet that sustain what? | An atmosphere, water, and life |
| What has scarred the Moon? | Past asteroids |
| How many planets are in the Solar System? | 8 Planets |
| Which planets are the inner planets? | Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars |
| Which planets are the outer planets? | Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune |
| What planet is the RED planet in the Solar System and has a moon in the shape of football? | MARS |
| What planet is the smallest and fastest that revolves around the Sun in the Solar System? | Mercury |