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What is an axis?
Imaginary line that runs through the
middle of the Earth (North to South
Pole) that the Earth rotates around.
Define revolve.
To travel in a losed !ath" It ta#es $%&
'() days for Earth to revolve around the
sun.
*o+ long does it ta#e the earth to
revolve or or,it around the sun?
It ta#es $%& '() days for Earth to
revolve around the sun.
What is the sun?
Star
What elements ma#e u! the sun?
*ydrogen and *elium
What is a !lanet?
-n o,.et that revolves around a star
What is rotation? To s!in or turn
*o+ long does it ta#e the Earth to rotate
on its axis?/) hours (a day)
What is a galaxy?
System of stars0 gases0 dust0 and
!lanets
What is the solar system?
Stars and all the !lanets
and other o,.ets that
revolve around it
What are !hases of the moon?
Sha!es the moon seems to
have as it or,its earth. (1oon
doesn2t atually hange sha!e0 ,ut the
light from the sun is refleted off the
moon. We an only see !arts of this
refletion as the moon travels around
the earth
*o+ long does it ta#e for the moon to
revolve around the earth?333/4 days33

*o+ long does it ta#e for the moon to
go through all its !hases?
The phases of the moon follow the
same pattern about every 29 days.
Name the !lanets.
Saying to hel! remem,er the !lanets
(My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos)
5lassify the outer and inner !lanets.
Inner 6 1erury0 7enus0 1ars0 Earth
(ro#)
8uter 6 9u!iter0 Saturn0 :ranus0 and
Ne!tune (gas)
What is the *u,,le Teleso!e? ;ig
teleso!e that N-S-
sends to s!ae to ta#e
!itures 6 in s!ae.
What auses the sun to a!!ear
to rise and set? The Earth is rotating on
its axis0 so one !art of the earth sees
the sun and it loo#s li#e it is <rising=
*o+ often does this our? /) hours

What is a d+arf !lanet?
8r,its on an unlear !ath. (Pluto is no+
lassified as a d+arf !lanet)
What is a satellite?
8,.et that revolves around another
o,.et.
(The moon an ,e a
lassified as a satellite)
What are gas giants?
>arge !lanets made u! of
gases (90 S0 N0 : outer
!lanets)
What is the differene
,et+een an asteroid and a
omet?
-steroid 6 ro#
1eteor (omet) made of ie and ro#
and ma#es a tail +hen ie melts
What !attern(sha!e does the Earth or,it
the Sun? - irle
Why do sientists !refer s!ae
teleso!es over land teleso!es?
S!ae teleso!es ta#e ,etter and loser
!itures
Why does the moon have !hases?
Different !arts are lit u! ,y the sun as
the moon revolves around the earth.
Why does the Earth have seasons?
;eause the Earth rotates on a tilted
axis. Earth is slanted and as it revolves
around the sun0 the slanted !art of the
earth is ex!osed to the Sun differently0
ausing the seasons of summer0 fall0
et.
What is a onstellation and +hy do +e
see different onstellations at different
times of the year?
We see different
onstellations ,eause
+e are moving and
faing different !arts of
the galaxy throughout the year.

If I see an o,.et in a s#y and it moves
eah night0 is the o,.et a star or a
!lanet?
It is a !lanet.
*o+ do you #no+?
Planets are loser so their movement is
more o,vious. Stars are so far a+ay0 so
they do not a!!ear to move.

?ou must understand the moon !hases and identify a!!roximate time it ta#es for
the !hases to hange from a full moon to ne+ moon.