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The force of attraction, or pull, between any two objects.

The force of attraction, or pull, between any two objects. What is gravity?. One complete trip around the Sun. What is a revolution?. This is how long it takes Earth to make one revolution around the Sun. What is 365.25 days?. This is how long it takes Earth to make one rotation on its axis.

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The force of attraction, or pull, between any two objects.

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  1. The force of attraction, or pull, between any two objects.

  2. What is gravity?

  3. One complete trip around the Sun.

  4. What is a revolution?

  5. This is how long it takes Earth to make one revolution around the Sun.

  6. What is 365.25 days?

  7. This is how long it takes Earth to make one rotation on its axis.

  8. What is 24 hours?

  9. The tendency of a moving object to keep moving in a straight line.

  10. What is inertia?

  11. The pull of the Moon’s gravity on Earth causes these in large bodies of water.

  12. What is a tide?

  13. The shape and appearance of the Moon at a particular time.

  14. What is a phase?

  15. This is what happens when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth.

  16. What is a solar eclipse?

  17. This is what happens when the Moon is hidden by Earth’s shadow.

  18. What is a lunar eclipse?

  19. Name and draw the eight stages of the Moon, starting with a new moon.

  20. What is:

  21. An instrument that is used to see things that are far away.

  22. What is a telescope?

  23. A large object that orbits a star but does not give off its own light.

  24. What is a planet?

  25. Most of these burn up before they reach Earth’s surface.

  26. What are meteors?

  27. Most of these are located between Mars and Jupiter.

  28. What are asteroids?

  29. The surfaces of the inner planets are mostly made of this.

  30. What is rock?

  31. A natural satellite that orbits a planet.

  32. What is a moon?

  33. An object in space that circles around another object.

  34. What is a satellite?

  35. This is made up of a mixture of frozen gases, ice, dust, and rock.

  36. What is a comet?

  37. Saturn’s rings are composed of these two things.

  38. What is ice and rock?

  39. Explain how scientists explore the Moon and planets in the solar system.

  40. What is through the use of space probes (a vehicle carrying instruments sent to explore objects in space) and rovers (small robot cars)?

  41. An object in space that produces its own heat and light.

  42. What is a star?

  43. An exploding star.

  44. What is a supernova?

  45. This is about 5.9 billion miles.

  46. What is a light-year?

  47. All stars form out of this.

  48. What is a nebula?

  49. The stage of a star’s cycle where it is small and dense.

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