moon and solar system
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| What is a rotation? | how an object spins on its axis
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| What is a revolution? | a complete orbit of the sun by the earth
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| How long does the revolution take? | 365.25 days
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| What is gravity? | the force that pulls objects to the center of the earth.
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| What are asteroids? | Rocks that orbit around the sun, Mars and Jupiter.
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| What is the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse? | A solar eclipse is when the sun is hidden by the moon. A lunar eclipse is when a full moon passes through the shadow of the sun.
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| what is a telescope? | An instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer.
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| What is a comet? | A star that moves about the sun in an eccentric orbit.
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| What is inertia? | Inerta is inactivity and sluggishness
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| What is a constellation? | A constellation is a group of stars that makes familiar object that has a name.
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| What is a satellite? | A satellite is technological or natural object that orbits the earth or other planets.
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| What is a planet? | Large heavenly bodies orbiting around the sun.
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| What are the different stages of a star? | Nebula, protostar, red giant, white dwarf, black hole/ black dwarf
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| What is a star? | A star is any of the heavenly bodies except the moon that shines in the sky at night.
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| Howe does earth's revolution cause seasons? | The sun hits the earth at different angles, making it hotter in the summer and colder in the winter.
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| What are the phases of the moon? | new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent and new moon
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