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what does orbit mean   The path of an object in space as it moves around another object due to gravity  
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whats the solar system   The Sun, the planets, Moons and other objects  
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what does orbit mean   The path of an object in space as it moves around another object due to gravity  
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whats the solar system   The Sun, the planets, Moons and other objects  
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what's a galaxy   a group of millions or billions of stars held together by their own gravity  
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what is the universe   space and all of the matter and energy in it  
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whats a constellataion   a group of stars that from a pattern in the sky  
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electromagnetic radiation   energy that travels across distances as certain types of light  
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what is a spectrum   The range of color that appears in a beam of visible light when it passes though a prism  
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what is an wavelength   The distance between one wave and the nest wavepeak  
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what is a telescope   A device that gathers electromagnetic radiation to produce a clearer image  
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what is a telescope   A device that gathers electromagnetic radiation to produce a clearer image  
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In this, the colors of visible light appear in the order of the size of their wavelengths.   Spectrum  
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This contains billions of galaxies.   Universe  
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Radio waves and x-rays are forms of this.   Electromagnetic radiation  
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Earth and seven other planets do this around the sun.   Orbit  
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Using this device allows you to see distant objects in space.   Telescope.  
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What does the moon do around the sun?   It orbits  
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Ursa Major, Draco, Orion, and Leo are examples of what?   constellations.  
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What does inertia do?   Keeps all of the planets moving around the sun without moving.  
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The planets orbit the sun in what shape?   A curved path.  
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Gravity makes sure that the planets don't do what?   Fly away from the sun.  
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What would happen to the planets if there was no inertia?   The planets would stop moving.  
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Gravity makes sure that the planets don't do what?   Fly away from the sun.  
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What would happen if the there was no gravity?   The planets would fly away from the sun.  
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What would happen to the planets if there was no inertia?   The planets would stop moving.  
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Put the following in size order (smallest to largest): galaxy, solar system, universe, planet   planet, solar system, galaxy, universe  
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What would happen if the there was no gravity?   The planets would fly away from the sun.  
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Are constellations close together in the sky?   No.  
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Put the following in size order (smallest to largest): galaxy, solar system, universe, planet   planet, solar system, galaxy, universe  
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True or false: constellations and stars look close together from earth but are actually far away from each other.   True.  
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Are constellations close together in the sky?   No.  
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True or false: the sky turns as the Earth rotates.   False.  
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True or false: constellations and stars look close together from earth but are actually far away from each other.   True.  
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Do the stars move during the night?   No.  
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True or false: the sky turns as the Earth rotates.   False.  
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What makes everything in the sky appear to be moving?   Earth's rotation.  
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Do the stars move during the night?   No.  
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What is an advantage of the telescope?   It allows us to study space from Earth  
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What makes everything in the sky appear to be moving?   Earth's rotation.  
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What is an advantage of the telescope?   It allows us to study space from Earth  
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what does orbit mean   The path of an object in space as it moves around another object due to gravity  
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whats the solar system   The Sun, the planets, Moons and other objects  
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what's a galaxy   a group of millions or billions of stars held together by their own gravity  
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what is the universe   space and all of the matter and energy in it  
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whats a constellataion   a group of stars that from a pattern in the sky  
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electromagnetic radiation   energy that travels across distances as certain types of light  
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what is a spectrum   The range of color that appears in a beam of visible light when it passes though a prism  
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what is an wavelength   The distance between one wave and the nest wavepeak  
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what is a telescope   A device that gathers electromagnetic radiation to produce a clearer image  
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In this, the colors of visible light appear in the order of the size of their wavelengths.   Spectrum  
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This contains billions of galaxies.   Universe  
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Radio waves and x-rays are forms of this.   Electromagnetic radiation  
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Earth and seven other planets do this around the sun.   Orbit  
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Using this device allows you to see distant objects in space.   Telescope.  
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What does the moon do around the sun?   It orbits  
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Ursa Major, Draco, Orion, and Leo are examples of what?   constellations.  
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What does inertia do?   Keeps all of the planets moving around the sun without moving.  
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The planets orbit the sun in what shape?   A curved path.  
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Gravity makes sure that the planets don't do what?   Fly away from the sun.  
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What would happen to the planets if there was no inertia?   The planets would stop moving.  
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What would happen if the there was no gravity?   The planets would fly away from the sun.  
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Put the following in size order (smallest to largest): galaxy, solar system, universe, planet   planet, solar system, galaxy, universe  
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Are constellations close together in the sky?   No.  
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True or false: constellations and stars look close together from earth but are actually far away from each other.   True.  
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True or false: the sky turns as the Earth rotates.   False.  
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Do the stars move during the night?   No.  
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What makes everything in the sky appear to be moving?   Earth's rotation.  
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What is an advantage of the telescope?   It allows us to study space from Earth  
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Colors of the rainbow makeup what?   Visible Light.  
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Colors of the rainbow differ in what?   Wavelength.  
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Complete this sentence: a reflecting telescope uses a (blank) to collect (blank)   mirror, light  
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Complete this sentence: A refracting telescope uses a (blank) to (blank) light   lens, collect  
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What is an example of of a telescope orbiting the Earth?   The Hubble.  
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Why have space telescopes provided some of the clearest images of distant objects?   They operate without interference from Earth's atmosphere.  
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