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  • How many hemispheres is Earth split into?
    Two
  • Is this a waning gibbous or waning crescent moon?
    Waning gibbous
  • What is a constellation?
    A group of visible stars that form a pattern in the night sky
  • What is the closest planet to the sun?
    Mercury
  • How many planets are there?
    8
  • What is the degree of Earth's tilt?
    23.5 degrees
  • What moon phase occurs when the dark side of the moon faces Earth?
    New moon
  • During low tide, the water reaches its ______________ level.
    Lowest
  • How many hours are in one rotation of Earth on its axis?
    24 hours
  • Is this a waxing gibbous moon or waning gibbous moon?
    Waxing gibbous
  • Which hemisphere do we live in?
    Northern
  • What planet comes before Neptune?
    Uranus
  • What are the four cardinal directions?
    North, South, East and West
  • Waning means getting ...
    Smaller
  • The two hemispheres have ____________ seasons.
    Opposite
  • What does the moon do around the Earth?
    Revolves or orbits
  • What number planet is Earth from the sun?
    Third
  • What causes the ocean's tides?
    Gravity
  • During high tide, the water reaches its ____________ level.
    Highest
  • Is this a first quarter moon or last quarter moon?
    First quarter
  • What moon phase occurs when the entire bright side of the moon faces Earth?
    Full moon
  • Is this a waxing crescent moon or a waxing gibbous moon?
    Waxing crescent
  • What is the farthest planet from the sun?
    Neptune
  • What is at the center of the solar system?
    The sun
  • Another word for revolution is....
    Orbit
  • What planet comes after Earth?
    Mars
  • What does Earth do around the sun?
    Revolves or orbits
  • Is this a waning crescent or waxing crescent moon?
    Waning crescent
  • What planet is in between Mercury and Earth?
    Venus
  • The surface of the moon reflects light from the .......
    Sun
  • What are the two hemisphere names?
    Southern and Northern
  • What causes Earth's seasons?
    Tilt and movement
  • What planet comes after Mars?
    Jupiter
  • How many days are in one revolution of the Earth around the sun?
    365 days
  • Waxing means getting .....
    Bigger
  • What does Earth do on its axis?
    Rotates
  • What planet comes after Jupiter?
    Saturn
  • Why does the sun appear to be the largest star in our solar system?
    It is the closest star to us.