Earth's Place in the Universe | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Sun Moon Earth System and gravity

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What causes Earth to have seasons?

Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees

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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

Thor

Spiderman

Forces

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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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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 decreases

Gravity increases

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If distance increases what happens to gravity?

Gravity increases

Gravity decreases

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Where will you experience midnight sun and polar nights?

Near the poles

Near the equator

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

Near the equator

Near the poles

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How does a solar eclipse occur? (what is the order of the Earth, sun and moon?)

The moon is between the sun and Earth.

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How does a lunar eclipse occur? (what is the order of the Earth, sun and moon?)

Earth is between the sun and moon.

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Which object has a bigger affect on the tides and why?

The moon because its closer.

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Which factor determines the length of time it takes a planet to orbit the sun?

It's distance from the sun. Closer to the sun- shorter.

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