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Our Universe and Our Weather & Water study guide (Spring)

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List the planets in our solar system in order from closest to the sun outward.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, (Pluto)

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Which type of eclipse is this?

Lunar Eclipse

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What type of eclipse is this?

Solar Eclipse

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The energy from the sun is a similar process as what?

Hydrogen Bomb

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What is the cause of the aurora borealis?

Solar flares

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Does a total solar eclipse cause the whole earth to become dark?

No, just a couple hundred miles wide

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How do animals act when a solar eclipse occurs?

Like night is falling

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Is it dangerous to look at the sun during a total eclipse?

Yes

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Does the same side of the moon always face the earth? Explain.

Yes--because of the earth’s rotation/revolution compared to that of the moon

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Define Maria (on the moon).

Large, dark plains formed by basalt from ancient volcanic eruptions

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How does the moon shine?

It reflects the light from the sun

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What are the main two elements found in the sun?

Hydrogen and Helium

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What was designed to protect astronauts in space?

Space suit

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What wartime invention led to space exploration?

Rockets

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Who was the first man in space?

Yuri Gagarin

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Who challenged America to put a man on the moon before 1970?

John F. Kennedy

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