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True or False
The
MOON
ROTATES and REVOLVES
at the same time.
True
False
TRUE
What are the changing shapes of the moon that can be seen from Earth called?
PHASES
TIDES are caused by _________ of the ________.
Tides are caused by
GRAVITY
of the
MOON
.
What is the device that tells time by tracking shadows that the sun makes?
SUNDIAL
WHO
developed our calendar that is based on the phases of the
SUN
that they observed long ago?
NATIVE AMERICANS
The motion of the
EARTH
as it
TRAVELS AROUND the SUN is called __________.
REVOLUTION
What are
CONSTELLATIONS
?
*night time star patterns
*the patterns change each season
*LEO, ORION, PEGASUS
What is a large body that circles a star and does NOT GIVE OFF LIGHT?
a
PLANET
The
spinning motion of the Earth on it's axis
is called ___________.
ROTATION
What is the
make believe line
that runs through the Earth's North Pole and South Pole?
AXIS
What is
another name for the NORTH STA
R?
POLARIS
TRUE OR FALSE
As Earth turns all the northern stars seem to spin around POLARIS.
TRUE
What does it look like on the side of the Earth that
FACES the sun
?
DAYTIME
What makes up the
SOLAR SYSTEM
?
THE
SUN AND ALL THE PLANETS
THAT ORBIT IT.
What did
EARTH SOCIETIES
believe?
They thought the
sun and stars revolved around the Earth!!!
What kind of MOON is when the side faces the EARTH and receives
NO LIGHT and can't be seen in the sky.
NEW
MOON
What is it called when
half of the MOON is visible
?
QUARTER
MOON
What do you call it when you
can see the WHOLE MOON in the sky?
FULL
MOON
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ID
75998
Card Set
science -chap 2
Description
solar system
Updated
2011-03-29T20:33:13Z
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