Space Unit Review

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Role of gravity in the solar system and galaxy:

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Keeps planets in orbit around the sun and the sun in orbit around the Milky Way's center.

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Path representing Earth's seasons in a model of the sun, moon, and Earth.

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Revolution of Earth around the Sun

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Order during a lunar eclipse: Sun, Moon, Earth

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Moon, Earth, Sun

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Rank these by gravitational impact on Earth (1=strongest, 4=weakest): Jupiter, Moon, Pluto, Sun.

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1. Sun 2. Moon 3. Jupiter 4. Pluto

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Earth is part of a system where the largest celestial body is __________, which is __________.

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The sun, a star

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Our system is part of a larger system containing 100-400 billion __________ known as the __________.

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stars Milky Way

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Jupiter's distance from the sun: 779M km. Earth’s distance: 150M km. Jupiter's mass: 300x Earth’s mass. Why is Jupiter's gravitational pull on Earth minimal?

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Earth is much closer to the sun than it is to Jupiter.

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Seasons in the Northern Hemisphere as Earth orbits the sun:

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Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

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Students used balls to study Earth, sun, and moon alignment during the moon's orbit, drawing diagrams of arrangements. Which arrangements cause an eclipse?

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Diagram on the left and right side

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Detail about Earth's axis in seasonal model:

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Tilts in the same direction as it orbits the sun.

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