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The day night cycle is caused by?

What is the rotation of the Earth?

100

A large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet or the moon, typically one caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite.

What is a crater?

100

A three-dimensional representation of a system or thing used as an example  but typically on a smaller scale than the original.

"The student made a _______ of the solar system."

What is a model?

100

When an object goes around another object.

What is revolution, revolve, or orbit?

100

A repeated or regular way in which something happens or is done.

What is a pattern?

200

When a planet spins on it's axis.

What is rotation?

200

The reason that all life is possible in our Solar System.

What is the sun?

200

S planet whose orbit lies within the asteroid belt. 

What is inner planet?

200

What word describes why the Earth has a year.

What is revolution, revolve, or orbit?

200

From what direction does the sunrise appear?

What is the east?

300

What does the rotation of the earth cause.

What is the day night cycle?

300

The amount or quantity of heaviness of a thing caused by the relative force of gravity. 

What is weight?

300

I am known as the sister planet to Earth because of my similar size.

What is Venus?

300

Any one of the aspects or appearances presented by the moon as seen from Earth.

What is lunar cycle?

300

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

What is a shadow?

400

An imaginary line that a planet spins on.

What is axis?

400

A celestial or artificial body orbiting the earth or another planet.

What is a satellite?

400

This planet is named after the Roman God of the Sea and it has the second largest gravity of any planet in the solar system second only to Jupiter.

What is Neptune?

400

Each of the four divisions of the year marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours. 

What is seasons?

400

What moon phases are shown below.

What is full moon?


What is new moon?

500

Describe why the sun appears to move across the sky?

The Earth's rotation makes it appear that the sun is moving across the sky.  In reality the Sun in not moving around the Earth.

500

Why are there seasons on the Earth?

What is , there are seasons because the tilt of the Earth's axis allows the surface to be heated unevenly creating seasons.

500

This planets is often referred to as an “ice giant” planet.  It hits the coldest temperatures of any planet and it spins on its side.

What is Uranus?

500

How many rotations are in one revolution?

What is 365 rotations?

500

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are all classified as.

What are Outer Planets?