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1
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What is a galaxy

A

Huge cluster of stars

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What makes up our solar system?

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Galaxies

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3
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What does terrestrial mean?

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Rocky surface

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What is another name for moon

A

Natural satellite of earth

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5
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Name 4 inner planets

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, mars

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Name 5 outer planets

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

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Planets do not create what?

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Light

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3 characteristics of our moon

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1/4 diameter of the earth

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Oblate spheroid

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an ellipsoid with two equal semi-diameters

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What is the name of our galaxy

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Milky Way

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What two movements is the earth making at any point and time

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Rotation and revolution

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Three characters of rotation

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24 hours
East to west
1/2 of earth wouldn’t receive sunlight

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3 characteristics of revolution

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Every 365 1/4 days
1 calendar year
366 is a leap year

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In the summer the northern hemisphere the North Pole is pointed towards

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The sun

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15
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Angled solar rays will

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Spread energy out over large area

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Name the three latitude bands that are earth?

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Low latitude
Middle latitude
Night latitude

17
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If it is fall the northern hemisphere it is _______ in Southern Hemisphere

A

Spring

18
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What is a name for high latitudes?

A

Polar region

19
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Give dates for the solstices

A

Dec 21st June 21st

20
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Give the names for the equinoxes

A

March 21st sep 21st

21
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3 characteristics of Tropic of Cancer

A

Stiles earth at line 231/2 degrees, fewest daylight, North Pole points towards sun

22
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Tropic of Capricorn

A

23 1/2 degrees south
Artic circle 66 1/2 north
Equator 0

23
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Name the 4 earth spheres

A

Atmosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere

24
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How much of earth is covered by hydrosphere?

A

70%

25
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What is the make up of the atmosphere

A

Gas nitrogen

26
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How long does it take earth to rotate

A

24 hours

27
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How long does it take the earth to revolve?

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365 days

28
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Larger stars than ours are called?

A

Yellow dwarf

29
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Which planets do not have moons

A

Mercury, Venus

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