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1
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What shape is the earth?

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Spherical

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When are shadows longer - 12:00 or 15:00?

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15:00

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What does the Earth orbit?

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The Sun

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Where does the Sun rise?

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East

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How long does the Earth take to move around the Sun?

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A Year

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How long does the Earth take to spin around its axis?

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A Day

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How often do you see a full moon?

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Every 28 days

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What is the order of the planets?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, (Pluto)

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What makes up our Solar System?

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The nine planets, the Sun, moons, asteroids, meteors and satellites

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10
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What is Pluto

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A Dwarf Planet

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What is an asteroid?

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Giant boulders of rock

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What is the axis of the Earth?

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The imaginary line through the Earth which runs from pole to pole

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What is an eclipse?

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As the moon circles the Earth, it passes directly in front of the Sun and blocks out he light.

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14
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What is gravity?

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Force that pulls towards the centre of the Earth.

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What is an orbit?

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Path that an object takes around another object in space

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What is a planet?

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Something that orbits a star. e.g. The Sun, It must NOT be a satellite.

17
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What is a satellite?

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Object, natural or man-made, that orbits something bigger than itself. e.g. Earth. The moon is Earth’s natural satellite.

18
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What is a Solar System?

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System of planets which revolve around a star. e.g. The Sun.

19
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I am a star.
I am very hot.
I am an orange and red fire ball.
I am made of gas.
I have black spots on me.
What am I?
A

The Sun

20
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I am a small rocky planet.
I am the fourth planet from the Sun.
I have 2 moons. 
I have no water.
I look red because the iron on my planet has rusted.
What am I?
A

Mars

21
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I am the closest planet the Sun.
In the day I am very hot.
In the night I am freezing cold.
I have no moons.
I am orange/brown.
What am I?
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Mercury

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I am the eighth planet from the Sun.
I am covered with blue clouds.
I have eight moons.
I am very cold because I am so far away from the Sun.
I have small rings.
I am blue.
What am I?
A

Neptune

23
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I am the hottest planet.
I am the second closest to the Sun.
I am the closest planet to Earth.
I have no moons.
I am orange.
What am I?
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Venus

24
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I have eighteen moons.
I am light orange.
I have the biggest rings.
I am the sixth planet from the Sun.
What am I?
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Saturn

25
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I am the coldest planet.
I am the furthest from the Sun.
I have one moon.
I am the smallest planet.
I am light blue/grey.
What am I?
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Pluto

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I have fifteen moons.
I am blue/green.
I am the seventh planet from the Sun.
I am four times the size of Earth.
I have thin, widely separated rings.
What am I?
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Uranus

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I am the biggest planet.
I have sixteen moons.
I am yellow/orange.
I have a giant red spot.
I have thin rings around me.
What am I?
A

Jupiter

28
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I am the third planet from the Sun.
I have life.
I have air and water.
What am I?

A

Earth

29
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What is the imaginary line running through Earth called?

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Axis

30
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How long does it take for the Earth to go through one complete turn on its axis?

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24 hours (1 day)

31
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How do we get the day?

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The side of the Earth facing the Sun is lit up, so it is daytime on this side.

32
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How do we get night?

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The side of the Earth facing away from the Sun is dark and therefore night time on this side.

33
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Are stars still there in the day?

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Yes, but it is too bright to see them.

34
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How do we get seasons?

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The axis of the earth is slightly tilted, which means that one corner of the earth facing the Sun (summer) will be warmer than the other corner facing the sun (spring).

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