Topic 11: Earth - Sun - Moon

Earth

• 3rd planet from the sun, only planet habitable/livable
• the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked
• The darkest part of a shadow
• considered in relation or in proportion to something else.

Answer explanation

Jupiter is a gas giant made primarily of hydrogen and helium. Unlike terrestrial planets that have solid surfaces, gas giants like Jupiter don't have a well-defined solid surface, allowing them to accumulate more mass in a gaseous form. This composition has allowed Jupiter to grow significantly larger than planets with solid surfaces.

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Moon

• A natural satellite that revolves around a planet.
• 3rd planet from the sun, only planet habitable/livable
• the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked
• The darkest part of a shadow

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Sun

• A typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system.
• A natural satellite that revolves around a planet.
• 3rd planet from the sun, only planet habitable/livable
• The darkest part of a shadow

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Cyclic

• occurring or moving in cycles or patterns
• A typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system.
• A natural satellite that revolves around a planet.
• 3rd planet from the sun, only planet habitable/livable

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Orbit

• The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
• occurring or moving in cycles or patterns
• A typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system.
• A natural satellite that revolves around a planet.

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Rotation

• The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
• The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
• occurring or moving in cycles or patterns
• A typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system.

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Revolution

• The movement of an object around another object
• The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
• The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
• occurring or moving in cycles or patterns

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axial tilt

• the angle at which a planet's axis tilts
• The movement of an object around another object
• The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
• The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space

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23.5 degrees

• The tilt of the Earth's axis
• the angle at which a planet's axis tilts
• The movement of an object around another object
• The spinning motion of a planet on its axis

Axis

• An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates
• The tilt of the Earth's axis
• the angle at which a planet's axis tilts
• The movement of an object around another object

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