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1
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sphere

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is a round, three dimensional object

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ellipse

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is an elongated, closed curve with two foci

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what were some ancient observations to prove the earth is a sphere=-

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objects fall down towards to the surface to the shadow of the moon and people form from different parts of the earth see different stars

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4
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what are two factors that affect gravitational pull

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the mass of the object of and the distance

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5
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what diameter of earth is longer

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equator

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6
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what does the magnetic field protect the earth from

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harmful radation

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7
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which magnetic pole is located in the hemisphere

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the south magnetic pole

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8
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at what degrees is earths axis titled

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11.7

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9
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when was the last magnetic reversal

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200,000 years ago

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10
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within earth’s magnetic field what part has left solar radiation

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magnetosphere

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11
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what are the scientific names of the northern lights and the southern lights

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aurora borealis and aurora austrialis

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12
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who devised a method of timekeeping around 3000 B.C

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the babylonians

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13
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What was the symbol for degrees taken from

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taken from the Babylonians from the symbol of the sun

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14
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how many degrees does the earth spin in one day

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360 degrees

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15
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how many hours does it take the earth to make one full rotation

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24 hours

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16
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how many degrees does the earth spin in one in hour

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15 degrees

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17
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what direction does the sun rise

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east

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18
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what direction does the sun set

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west

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19
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true or false. All time zones are the exact same size

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false

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20
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how many time zones are therein the world

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24 time zones

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21
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which direction do you move to add hours to the time

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east

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22
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which direction do you move to subtract hours from the time

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west

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23
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how many time zones are there in the united states`

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six time zones

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24
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what are the name of the time zones

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Eastern, Pacific , Central America, Central , Hawaiian/mountainous time zone

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what is solar day

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the time between successive meridian transits of the sun at a particular place.

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what is sidereal day

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the time between two consecutive transits of the First Point of Aries

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27
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what are two main reasons for seasons

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the tilt of a planet’s axis and its orbit around the sun.

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28
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which 2 seasons have a solstice

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summer and winter

29
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which month is the summer solstice

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june

30
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which month is the winter solstice

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December

31
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which two season are the equinox

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March and September

32
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which month is the spring equinox

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march

33
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which month is the fall equinox

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september

34
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when is the longest day of the year

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Tuesday, June 21

35
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when is the shortest day of the year

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Wednesday, December 21

36
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when are the days almost 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night

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September 22

37
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tide

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is a rise or fall in the ocean surface

38
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moon phase

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reflects the change in appearance of the moon as seen from earth

39
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solar eclipse

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occurs when the moon moves directly between the sun and the earth

40
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lunar eclipse

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occurs when earth passes between the sun and the moon and casts a shadow and on the moon

41
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maria

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are the dark colored flat, lava-filled regions on the moon’s surface

42
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regolith

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is a layer of dusty lunar material produced by collisions between asteroids and comets and the moon

43
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how many days does it take the moon to revolve around the earth

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27 days

44
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a completer lunar phase cycle takes 29.5, what is this called

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synodic month

45
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do we ever see the back side of the moon

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no

46
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what causes a tide to rise or fall

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the gravitational forces exerted on the earth by the moon, and to a lesser extent, the sun

47
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what is the rise of sea level called

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high tide

48
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after the sea level rise how many hours does it take the sea level to drop

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six

49
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which is further from earth the sun or the moon

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sun

50
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does the moon or the sun cause a greater effect on the earth

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the sun’s gravitational attraction to the Earth is more than 177 times greater than that of the moon to the Earth

51
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how are the sun, the earth, and the moon aligned for a spring tide

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the sun the moon and the earth aligned

52
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how are the sun, the earth, and the moon aligned for a neap tide

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an L

53
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what does the phase of the moon you see depend on

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the sunlight

54
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when does a new moon occur

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when the moon is the between the earth and the sun

55
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how many phases of the moon are there

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8

56
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what is the definition of the waxing phase

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the illuminated portion we see appears more

57
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what is the definition waning phases

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the illumination gets lets brighter

58
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what are the moon phases name

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new, wanning crescent, 3rd quarter, waxing gibbous, full, waxing gibbous, 1st quarter

59
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where is the word month delivered from

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a German word that means moon

60
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how is the earth moon and the sun aligned for the solar eclipse

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when moon is between the earth and the sun

61
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what is umbra

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is the shadow of the moon

62
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what is penumbra

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partial eclipse

63
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how is the earth moon and the sun aligned during the lunar eclipse

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sun moon earth

64
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how are the depressions on the moon formed

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from asteriods

65
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are there mountains on the moon

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yes

66
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which side of the moon thicker

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the dark side

67
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is the mantle of the moon a solid or liquid

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solid

68
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what did the clementine spacecraft do

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it confirmed the mineral content of moon rooks

69
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what did the lunar prospector do

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took surface photos of the moon confirmed the moon had a solid iron core of water and ice on the moon

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