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Earth, space, and satellites

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  • The asteriod belt is _____________(between/under) the rocky planets and the gas giants)
    between
  • When the southern hemisphere of the Earth is tilted AWAY from the SUN, people in this part of EARTH are experiencing WHAT SEASON?
    WINTER
  • The seasons are created through the combination of the Earth’s ______________and the tilt of the axis
    Revolution
  • The _______________ is the center of our solar system.
    the sun
  • ___________ orbits around planets.
    Satellites
  • True or false. The Earth’s rotation makes the Sun appear to move across the sky but the Earth is actually rotating
    True
  • When the souther hemisphere of the EARTH is tilted TOWARD the SUN, people in this part of Earth are experiencing what season?
    SUMMER
  • How long does it take the earth to complete one revolution around the sun?
    1 year, 365 days, 12 months
  • How many planets are there in our solar system?
    8
  • The path the Earth takes around the sun is called Earth’s ___________.
    orbit
  • _________________ orbits around the stars.
    Planets
  • Name the planet BETWEEN Mars and Venus.
    Earth
  • How long does it the earth to complete one rotation on its axis?
    24 hours or 1 day
  • The earth moves through space in two different ways. They are called Rotation and _____________.
    revolution
  • What are the four seasons in a year?
    spring, summer, autumn, winter
  • Name all the planets in the solar system?
    Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  • Name 4 planets made of ROCK
    Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus
  • The _____________ orbits around the earth.
    moon
  • True or false. The moon is a satellite.
    True
  • Name the four gas giants.
    Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  • The Earth’s orbit is in a triangle shape. True or false
    false. Elliptical shape
  • When the side of the Earth that is facing the Sun is experiencing daytime, the side of the Earth that is facing away from the Sun is experiencing _____________.
    night
  • There is an imaginary line through the center of the Earth called the______________.
    Axis
  • The Earth revolves around the ___________
    Sun