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The angular diameter of both the Sun and moon is ____________- degrees.

A

1/2 degrees

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Lunar eclipses only occur at___________ phase.

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full

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Solar eclipses occur only at __________ phase.

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new

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When the moon passes through the earth’s shadow a _________ eclipse occurs

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lunar

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When the moon blocks the suns light , a(n) ______________ eclipse occurs.

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solar

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The bright hazy light around the moon in a total eclipse is the sun’s __________.

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corona

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The sun’s energy comes from the fusion of __________ neuclei.

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hydrogen

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The planet closets to the sun is ________________.

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mercury

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Planets are held in orbit by_________________.

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gravitation

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in general the planets and their moons travel in ____________ directions.

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counterclockwise

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when the earth is between the sun and the moon the __________________ moon phase occurs.

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full

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The time between high tide and low tide is ________________.

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6 hours and 13 minutes

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The planets move around the sun in ____________- orbits.

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elliptical

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Explain why only a small area of the day side of the Earth can see a solar eclipse.

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the moon casts a small shadow

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The sun’s HEAT comes from _____________-.

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Fusion

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Solar Energy is stored in the form of all except_____________.

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Uranium

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The sun’s family includes ______________.

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asteroids

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The planet known for its rings is _______________-.

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saturn

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The planet with the greatest number of natural satellites is ________________.

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jupiter

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Asteroids

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between mars and jupiter

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combustion

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burning

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comet

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tail points away from the sun

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corona

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sun’s atmosphere

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energy

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ability to do work

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fission
splitting atoms
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fusion
the combining of nuclei to form one nucleus
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Jupiter
largest planet
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Mars
red planet
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Mercury
planet closet to the sun
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nucleus
core of an atom
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Saturn
rings
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Uranus
discovered in 1781
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Pluto
dwarf planet
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Venus
morning and evening star
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Neptune
Uranus's twin sister
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photosynthesis
plant cells make sugar
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Stored solar Energy in the form of buried vegetation that flourished in sunlight is represented by ___________________.
coal
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The process by which plants manufacture sugar and release oxygen into the air is ____________________________.
photosynthesis
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The Sun's energy is the result of _________________.
fusion
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The position of the sun in the sky determines the ____________________ of a location.
temperature
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The temperature of a place greatly affects the ______________________ of that region.
weather
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No atmosphere is on mercury to produce clouds and rain because the ______________ is too low to hold an atmosphere.
gravity
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Venus is located between ___ and ________.
Mercury and earth
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Venus has__________________ like the Earth's moon.
phases
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Earth is an average distance of __________________ from the sun.
150,000,000km
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Mars has seasons similar to Earth because its ___________ is tilted like Earth's.
axis
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To the naked eye, the planet ___________ appears to be a red star.
mars
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The discoverer of four of Jupiter's moons was __________________.
Galleleo
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The planet with rings is _______________.
saturn
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in 1781 with a reflecting telescope, Sir William Hershel discovered the planet ________.
Uranus
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in 1846 Johann Galle located ________________ exactly where Leverrier had predicted it would be.
neptune
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in our solar system are two sets of sister planets . One is Earth and _____________- and the other is Uranus and __________.
Venus and Neptune
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In 1905 Percival Lowell predicted where ___-- would be found.
Pluto
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Halley's Comet was last seen in the year ___________________________.
1986
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Your weight would be greatest on the planet__________________.
Jupiter
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The two planets that are closer together to the Sun than Earth are _____________________ and ______.
Mercury and Venus
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In general. planets revolve around the Sun in a _____ direction.
counterclockwise
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The moon appears to rise in the ________________.
east
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During the time that the earth makes on complete rotation, the moon covers _____________ in its orbit around the earth.
13 Degrees
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the lunar month, from new moon to new moon is _____________
27 1/2 days
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The new moon phase of the moon occurs when the __________________ is between the _________________and the ________________.
a. moon b. earth c. sun
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Eclipses occur when the Earth, sun and moon are in a _______________.
straight line
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When the moon blocks the sun's light a _______________ occurs.
solar eclipse
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What are the 5 benefits of solar energy?
1. light 2. photosynthesis 3. heat 4. fuel or weather 5. electricity
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What are 5 theories of how the sun produces solar energy?
1. combustion 2. contraction 3. meteor impact 4. radioactive substance 5.carbon cycle
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The planets in order from the Sun: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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The moon rises and sets 50 minutes ________________ each day.
later
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The moon takes _______________ days to make one revolution around the earth.
29 1/2

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