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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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Descrição: FlashCards sobre Solar system, criado por Westendorp Kaj em 01-06-2017.
Criado por: Westendorp Kaj · jun 2017
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