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Planet Earth
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5th Grade
02/08/2021

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The Moon is the Earth’s only natural satellite. What is a natural satellite?
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A natural satellite is a space body that orbits a planet, a planet like object or an asteroid
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What is the average distance between Earth and the moon?
Definition
384403 kilometers (238857 miles)
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How many days does it take the moon to orbit?
Definition
27.3 day
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Earth distance from the sun?
Definition
93 miles
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What is the near and far side of the moon?
Definition
The side that we can see from Earth is called the near side while the other side is called the far side (it is sometimes called the dark side despite the fact that it illuminated by the Sun just as much as the near side).
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Who was the first person to set foot on the moon?
Definition
Neil Armstrong in 1969
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What causes the Earth’s tides?
Definition
caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon
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What is the temperature on the moon?
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107 degrees Celsius during the day and -153 degrees Celsius at night.
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What happens during a lunar eclipse?
Definition
when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon
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What is the difference between Earth's rotation and Earth's revolution?
Definition
rotation is the spinning of earth and other bodies in space, revolution is the movement of one object around another object
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What is Earth's axis?
Definition
Is an imaginary line that goes through the center of an object
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What is gravity?
Definition
Gravity is a force of attraction between two objects.
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EXACTLY how long does it take Earth to orbit the Sun?
Definition
365 days
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Pattern
Definition
a group of objects ore vents that repeat in the same order
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rotation
Definition
The spinning of Earth and other bodies in space on and axis
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Why do the sun and moon appear to move across the sky?
Definition
This motion is due to the Earth's rotation.
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What causes the sun to appear to move across the sky?
Definition
Earth revolves around the sun
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How many hours does it take Earth to rotate around its axis (hours in one day)?
Definition
24 hours
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What gives us the seasons of the year?
Definition
the tilt of Earth's axis
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