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The first day of the Season of Summer. On this day (JUNE 21 in the northern hemisphere*) the Sun is farthest north and the length of time between Sunrise and Sunset is the longest of the year   SUMMER SOLSTICE  
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The first day of the Season of Winter. On this day (DECEMBER 22 in the northern hemisphere*) the Sun is farthest south and the length of time between Sunrise and Sunset is the shortest of the year   WINTER SOLSTICE  
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Summer: December 22   southern hemisphere solstice  
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Winter: June 21   southern hemisphere solstice  
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The first day of the Season of Spring - and the beginning of a long period of sunlight at the Pole. In the northern hemisphere: MARCH 20 (the Sun crosses the Equator moving northward)   SPRING EQUINOX  
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In the southern hemisphere: SEPTEMBER 22 (the Sun crosses the Equator moving southward)   SPRING EQUINOX  
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The first day of the Season of Autumn - and the beginning of a long period of darkness at the Pole. In the northern hemisphere: SEPTEMBER 22 (the Sun crosses the Equator moving southward).   AUTUMN EQUINOX  
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In the southern hemisphere: MARCH 20 (the Sun crosses the Equator moving northward).   AUTUMN EQUINOX  
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the study of the moon,stars,and other objects in space   astronomy  
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the imaginary line that passes through the earth's center and the north and south poles   axis  
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the spinning motion of a planet around its axis   rotation  
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the movement of the one object around another object   revolution  
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the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space   orbit  
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each 24-hr cycle of day and light is   day  
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why is an extra day added to February every four years   we added the extra day to the shortest mouth instead of wasting a day  
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what causes day and night   the rotation of earth around the sun  
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why is it warmer near the equator than near the poles   equator, sunlight hits earth's surface more directly  
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is a measurement of distance from the equator expressed in degrees north or south   latitude  
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each of the days of the year when the sun is overhead at either 23.5 degrees south or 23.5 degrees north   solstice  
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each of the two days of the year when neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun   equinox  
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what causes the phases of the moon,eclipses, and tides.   the positions of the moon,earth and the sun cause the following  
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what side of the moon always faces earth   nearside  
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what shape is the moon orbit   oval  
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the different shapes of the moon you see from earth are   phases  
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how often dies the moon go through a whole set of phases   each time it revolve around earth, that it about once a month  
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what does the phases of the moon you see depend on   how much sunlit side of the moon faces earth  
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new looks like   you see nothing  
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first quarter looks like   half of the lighted side of the moon (right)  
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full moon looks like   you can see the whole moon  
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third quarter looks like   half of lighted side of the moon (left)  
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waning gibbous looks like   almost all of it is lighted except the little curve on the right is not light  
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waning crescent looks like   almost nothing is showing except the little curve on the left is light  
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waxing gibbous looks like   almost all of it is lighted except a little curve in the left side is not light  
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waxing crescent looks like   almost all of it is not lighted except a little curve on the right is not light  
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the moon phases in order   full moon, waxing gibbous, first quarter, waxing crescent, new moon ,waning crescent, third quarter, waning gibbous ,  
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true of false, half of the moon is almost always in sunlight   false  
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how long after the last new moon until a new moon occurs again   about 29.5 days  
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when the moon's shadow hits earth or earth's shadow hits the moon what occurs   a eclipse  
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what are the two types or eclipse   solar and lunar  
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what occurs when the moon passes between earth and the sun blocking the sunlight from reaching earth   solar eclipse  
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the darkest part of the moon's shadow and cone shape   umbra  
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larger part of the shadow and part of the sun is visible from earth   penumbra  
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what is the arrangement of earth, moon,and sun during a lunar eclipse   earth is directly between the moon and the sun  
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the rise and fall of level of the ocean   tides  
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what force pulls the moon and earth toward each other   gravity  
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what does the force of gravity between two objects depend on   on the masses of the objects and the distance between  
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true or false, the sun has no influence on earth tides   false  
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what factors can make tides vary even in places that are close to each other   where they and how close there are to the moon  
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for every force or action there is an equal and opposite force or   reaction  
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how many stages do multistage rockets have   6  
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what happens to each stage when it uses up its fuel   the empty fuel container drops off  
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what did the development of multistage rockets make possible   to send rockets to the moon and farther into space  
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what is a satellite   is any natural or artificial object that revolves around an object in space  
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what is the 1st artificial satellite   sputnik 1  
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what are three thing satellite can do   communication, navigation, collecting weather data  
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a large satellite in which people can live for long periods is   space station  
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what are the USA, Russia, and many other countries cooperation to build in space   international space station  
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why are shuttles called shuttles   they can go back and forth or shuttle between earth and space  
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true or false, since 1981, space shuttles have been the main way that the US launches astronauts and equipment into space   true  
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the diameter of the moon is ______ earth's diameter   half  
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theory of the moon's origin   a large earth, material from earth outer layer breaks off, the martial from earth is thrown into orbit creating the moon  
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in ____ who made the telescope   1609 an Galileo Galileo  
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3 features on the moon   craters,highlands,maria  
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round pits on the surface of the moon are   craters  
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what are craters cause by   the impacts of meteoroids from space  
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which president of U.S launched the space exploration   j f k  
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the 1st space craft   surveyor  
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who is the 1st person to walk on the moon   Neil Armstrong  
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how have scientist learned about the material that make up the moon's surface   the astronauts collect , material  
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