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1
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Stars __ their own light

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emit

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What is the closest star to our planet?

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The sun

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Light that leaves the sun takes __ minutes

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Eight minutes

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The earth takes __ hours to make a full rotation around its axis

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24

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5
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The part of the sundial that makes the shadow is called the…

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Gnomon

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What does M.V.E.M.J.S.U.N stand for?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Meteoroids are…

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Space rocks outside of the asteroid belt that orbit the sun

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Meteors are…

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Meteors are meteoroids that enter the earth’s atmosphere and burn up from the heat of the friction

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Meteorites are meteors that…

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Don’t totally burn up in our atmosphere and hit the ground (which makes a crater)

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Comets are…

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Balls of ice that travel through space in long elliptical orbits around the sun

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A galaxy is a…

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Large system of stars and solar systems held together by gravity

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12
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In summer time, Canada is tilted…

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Towards the sun

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In summer time, the sun in the sky is

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High up

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In summer time, the sun is up for…

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A Long time

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In summer time, the temperature is

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Hot

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In winter time, Canada is tilted…

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Away from the sun

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In winter time, the sun in the sky is…

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Low

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In winter time, the sun is up for

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A shorter time

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In winter time, the temperature is…

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Cold

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In the winter solstice, the sun is ___ in the sky

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Lowest

21
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In the summer solstice, the sun is ___ in the sky

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Highest

22
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In the Autumnal and Vernal/Spring Equinox, day and night are the ___ length.

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Same/equal

23
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Waxing means….

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Getting brighter

24
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Waning means…

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Losing energy/getting dimmer

25
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A lunar eclipse is when…

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The earth’s shadow blocks the moon, and sunlight passes the earth and gives the moon a reddish colour

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A solar eclipse is when…

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The disc of the moon is blocking the disc of the sun

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