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What causes Earth to have seasons?

Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees

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How many days does a moon phase last?

3-4 days (closer to 3)

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What is it called when Earth travels around the Sun?

Revolution

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How long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution?

365 days (1 year)

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What are the 2 factors that affect gravity?

Mass and Distance

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How are all galaxies formed?

Gravity

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Why is the sun the center of the galaxy?

It is the biggest and has the most gravitational pull.

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If the sun was smaller and had less gravitational pull what would happen to Earth's orbit?

It would increase and take longer to complete an orbit.

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What 2 things would happen if the Earth doubled its size?

It would have more gravitational pull and it would be closer to the sun.

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If the moon moved farther away from Earth how would that affect the gravitational pull?

Earth would have less gravitational pull on the moon.

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If mass increases what happens to gravity?

Gravity increases

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If distance increases what happens to gravity?

Gravity decreases.

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Where will you experience midnight sun and polar nights?

Near the poles

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Where will you experience the least amount of change in day light?

Near the equator

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What makes a planet a planet? (must name at least 2 reasons)

It must orbit a star (the sun), must have enough gravity to be round and to clear a path in its orbit.

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How does a solar eclipse occur?

The moon is between the sun and Earth.

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