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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? |
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| 384403 kilometers (238857 miles) |
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| How many days does it take the moon to orbit? |
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| Earth distance from the sun? |
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| What is the near and far side of the moon? |
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| 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? |
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| What causes the Earth’s tides? |
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| 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? |
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| 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? |
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| 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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| Is an imaginary line that goes through the center of an object |
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| Gravity is a force of attraction between two objects. |
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| EXACTLY how long does it take Earth to orbit the Sun? |
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| a group of objects ore vents that repeat in the same order |
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| 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? |
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| This motion is due to the Earth's rotation. |
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| What causes the sun to appear to move across the sky? |
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| 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)? |
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| What gives us the seasons of the year? |
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