The Solar System And Beyond Lesson 1 Flashcards

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The path one object travels around another object

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Orbit

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2
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The force of attraction between any two objects due to their mass

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Gravity

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3
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The tendency of an object to keep moving in a straight line

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Inertia

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4
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One complete trip of one object around another object

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Revolution

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5
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A complete spin on axis

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Rotation

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6
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An instrument that makes distant object seem larger

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Telescope

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7
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The sun and all objects that orbit around it is called the

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Solar system

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8
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A. Is any object that orbit another large body

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Satellite

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A Is a large,round object in space that orbits a star

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Planet

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10
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Is the 1st planet from the sun

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Mercury

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11
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Is the 2nd planet from the sun

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Venus

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12
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Is the 3rd planet from the sun

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Earth

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13
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Is the 4th planet from the sun

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Mars

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14
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Is the 5th planet from the sun

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Jupiter

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15
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Is the 6th planet from the sun

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6th

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16
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Is the 7th planet from the sun

17
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Is the 8th planet from the sun

18
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Planets are made of rocks and ice and their orbit cross the paths of other space objects

19
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The. Is the center of the solar system

20
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And. Keeps the earth, and all other planets, in orbit around the sun

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Gravity and Interia

21
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The. Is the only natural satellite of the Earth

22
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The moon’s gravity affects the Earth because it cause the Earth’s

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When half of the Earth’s surface faces the sun we are having

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When half of the Earth’s surface faces away from the sun, we are having

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Is the way something seems to move
Apparent motion
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As the Earth rotates from West to East,objects appear to move from
East to West
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The sun doesn’t
Move
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Earth’s orbit around the sun Days or one year
365 1/4
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The. Happens because of both the Earth’s tilted axis and its revolution around the sun
Season
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When the Northern Hemisphere tilts away from the sun it’s having And Southern Hemisphere us having summer
Winter
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When the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the sun it’s having. And Southern Hemisphere is having winter
Summer
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The Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice occurs around each year
June 21
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The Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice occurs around
December 21