Science 6 Solar System Flashcards

(30 cards)

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The most common form of galaxy

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Elipedaical

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A group of Stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity is a

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Galaxy

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3
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A _____ eclipse happens when the moon’s shadow goes across part of the Earth

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Solar

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4
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The nine planets and other objects that orbit the sun make up the _____

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Solar system

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5
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This is made up of all galaxies and their stars

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Univers

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6
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The imaginary line on which the Earth rotates is it’s ____&&

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Axis

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7
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The ______ of the Earth is the spinning on its axis

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Rotation

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8
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The movement of the Earth around the sun is it’s

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Revolution

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9
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This is a group of Stars that form a pattern In the sky

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Constellation

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10
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This is the largest planet in the solar system

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Jupiter

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11
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The sun is a

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Star

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12
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Waxing mean getting

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Bigger

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13
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What are the largest things in the universe

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Galaxies

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14
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The average distance from Earth to the Sun is called an

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Astronomical unit

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15
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Which is shorter? Revolution or Rotation

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Rotation

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16
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The Earth’s tilted axis causes the

17
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The third planet from the Sun is the

18
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There are what number of galaxies in the universe

19
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All are true? Earth spins on its axis; Moon revolves around the Earth; both Earth and Moon revolve around the sun

20
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List the planets and other main objects of the solar system in order from the Sun

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Mercury
Mars
Saturn 🪐
Pluto
Venus
Asteroid belt
Uranus
Earth 🌎
Jupiter
Neptune

21
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Small and Rocky and Frozen crust

22
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The clouds that trap heat up to 47OC

23
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Blue green and axis tilted almost two plane of orbit

24
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Has water and solid liquid and gas forms

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Very hot in day and very cold at night
Mercury
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Looks red
Mars
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Looks blue and shoots nitrogen gas into space from a Moon
Neptune
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Dazzling rings and a moon like Earth from eons ago
Saturn
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List inner planets
Mercury Venus Earth Mars
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List outer plants
Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto