Chapter 11
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| BRIGHTEST OBJECT IN THE MORNING SKY | VENUS
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| DARK SPOTS ON THE PHOTOSPHERE OF THE SUN | SUNSPOTS
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| THE OUTERMOST PART OF THE SUN | CORONA
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| THE SURFACE OF THE SUN | PHOT0SHPERE
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| THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE | CHROMOSPHERE
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| ENERGY OMITTED IN THE FORM OF BEAUTIFUL COLORS | AURORA
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| PLANET THAT IS CLOSEST TO THE SUN. | MERCURY
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| ONLY PLANET ON WHICH MAN CAN SURVIVE IN HIS NATURAL STATE. | EARTH
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| THE LARGEST PLANET | JUPITER
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| PLANET WITH THE GREAT RED SPOT | JUPITER
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| EARTH'S NATURAL SATELITE | THE MOON
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| KEEPS THE PLANETS IN ORBIT AROUND THE SUN | GRAVITATIONAL PULL
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| THE ONLY OUTER PLANET NOT MADE UP OF GASES | PLUTO
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| WHERE DOES THE MOON GET ITS LIGHT | IT ABSORBS IT FROM THE SUN
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| NAME THE NINE PLANETS IN ORDER FROM THE SUN | M,V,E,MARS,J,S,U,N,P
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| EACH REVOLUTION AROUND THE SUN TAKES HOW MANY DAYS? HOW MANY YEARS? | 365 1/4 DAYS = 1 YEAR
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| ONE COMPLETE ROTATION OF THE EARTH ON IT AXIS IS EQUAL TO HOW MANY DAYS? | ONE
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| WHAT DETERMINES THE FOUR SEASONS ON EARTH? | THE EARTH'S TILT DURING ITS REVOLUTION AROUND THE SUN.
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| AN EQUAL LENGHT OF DAY AND NIGHT | EQUINOX
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| NAME THE FOUR INNER PLANETS | MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH AND MARS
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| WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT DETERMINE THE INNER PLANETS | TERRESTRIAL, ROCKY, DENSE AND EARTHLIKE IN COMPOSTION.
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| TRUE OR FALSE. THE MOON ROTATES ONCE ON ITS AXIS AS IT MAKES ONE REVOLUTION AROUND THE EARTH. | TRUE
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| TRUE OR FALSE. THE SAME SIDE OF THE MOON ALWAYS FACES THE EARTH. | TRUE
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| FIRST MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON | NEIL ARMSTRONG
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| TRUE OR FALSE. THE MOON DOES NOT GIVE OFF ITS OWN LIGHT. | TRUE
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| THE SMALLEST PLANET | PLUTO
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| WHAT DO SCIENTISTS BELIEVE MAKES UP THE SURFACE OF PLUTO. | ROCK AND ICE
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| WHAT IS THE NAME OF PLUTO'S MOON | CHARON
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| WHAT CHARACTERISTICS MUST AN OBJECT HAVE TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A PLANET. | IT MUST ORBIT THE SUN AND MUST HAVE ENOUGH MASS FOR ITS OWN GRAVITY TO KEEP IT IN THE SHAPE OF A SPHERE.
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| AN OBJECT THAT ORBITS AROUND ANOTHER BODY OF SPACE. | SATELLITE
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| WHEN THE MOON PASSES BETWEEN THE SUN AND THE EARTH. | SOLAR ECLIPSE
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| THE EVENT THAT OCCURS WHEN A CELESTIAL BODY COMPLETELY ECLIPSES ANOTHER CELESTIAL BODY | TOTALITY
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| AN ECLIPSE THAT OCCURS WHEN THE MOON PASSES THROUGH THE EARTH SHADOW | LUNAR ECLIPSE
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| AN UNMANNED SPACECRAFT SENT BEYOND THE EARTH'S ORBIT AND THAT IS CONTROLLED FROM EARTH | PROBE
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| A FACILITY THAT ORBITS EARTH AND IS MAINTAINED AND USED BY ASTRONAUTS FROM 16 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. | INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
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| WHAT FOUR PLANETS ARE REFERRED TO AS THE GAS GIANTS | JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE
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