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Solar system
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- 1what is the earths orbit around the sun called?An Ellipse.
- 2Does the earth spin on a tilted axis?True
- 3One orbit around the sun is how many days?365
- 4What causes the seasons?The earth tilted axis making one side of the earth closer at one part of the year compared to the other part.
- 5When the northern hemishere has summer the southern hemisphere has winter??True
- 6When is it summer?When the sun shines directly onto a hemisphere of the earth
- 7What is a lunar eclipse?Lunar eclipses happen when the Earth is between the sun and the moon.
- 8What is a solar eclipse?Solar eclipses happen when the moon is between the sun and the earth. Blocking the light.
- 9What are the tides?Neap and spring?
- 10What is neap tide?Neap Tide: Smaller high tide and higher low tide.
- 11What is spring tide?Spring tide: Higher high tide, Lower low tide
- 12Origin of the moon?It was a part of the earth then an asteroid hit and the huge rock was put into orbit around the earth
- 13Name the 8 moon phases1. New moon
2. Waning Crescent
3. Waxing Crescent
4. Full moon
5. Waning Gibbous
6. Waxing Gibbous
7. First quarter
8. Last quarter. - 14What does waxing and waning mean?Waning means getting smaller
Waxing means getting bigger. - 15What is the sun made of?Gas and plasma
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- Flashcards on Solar system, created by Westendorp Kaj on 01/06/2017.
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- Westendorp Kaj · Jun 2017
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