Semester Review: Astronomy

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What is the time it takes for the moon to go from new moon to full moon?

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Approximately two weeks.

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What increases the gravitational attraction between the Sun and Venus?

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Reducing the distance between the Sun and Venus.

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What phase of the moon comes after the new moon?

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Waxing crescent.

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What does the rotation of the Earth cause?

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Day and night.

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What is the theory that states the Sun is at the center of the solar system?

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Heliocentric Theory.

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What is the term for the cycle of the moon's phases?

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Lunar cycle.

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What is the main reason we have seasons on Earth?

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The tilt of the Earth's axis.

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What is the term for the gravitational pull that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?

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Gravitational attraction.

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What is the phase of the moon when it is fully illuminated?

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Full moon.

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What is the term for the time it takes for the Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?

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24 hours.