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Astronomy Part 2

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Where is the moon during a solar eclipse? Between the Sun and Earth.
Where is the Earth during a lunar eclipse? Between Sun and Moon.
What phase is the moon during a solar eclipse? New Moon Phase.
What phase is the Moon during a lunar eclipse? Full Moon.
Where is the Moon during a Lunar eclipse? The moon moves into Earth's shadow, blocking sunlight from reaching it.
The bigger the star looks in the night sky, the __________ it is to Earth. Closer.
The Sun looks like the brightest and biggest start from Earth because it is the ___________ star to Earth. Closest.
What does the Sun give off to Earth? solar energy waves.
What does the Sun need as fuel? hydrogen
The stars and objects we see in the night sky are affected by... Earth's tilt, Moons orbit around Earth, Earths Orbit around the Sun
How long does it take for the moon to orbit around Earth? One Month
How did the Moon form? Another planet collided with Earth and part of Earth broke off and got caught in Earths gravity.
What is evidence that Moon orbits about Earth. The phases of the Moon.
What does Moons orbit around? Planets.
What does all objects do around the Sun? Orbit/revolve.
Describe the Inner Planets: smaller, made of rocks, and have fewer moons.
Describe the Outer Planets: larger, made of gas, and have many more moons.
What would happen if Jupiter disappeared? the asteroid belt would collapse and go inward towars Earth and the Sun.
what happens as the mass of a planet increases? The number of Moons will increase.
Jupiter and Saturn have the most____ and ______. gravity and moons
What is the Solar system made out of, and what was it drawn together by? Dust and gas, gravity.
What is Milky way? A galaxy. There are MANY galaxies in the universe. Milky way is not part of the solar System.
What does all objects have? Gravity
The closer two objects are, The stronger the gravity is.
The more the mass an object has, The more gravitational force there is.
What does Rotation Cause? Day and Night. (24 Hours)
What does revolution cause? Seasons and years. (about 365 days)
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