3rd Solar System1

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What is the Solar System?

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The Sun and all of the bodies that revolve around it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.

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What is the relationship between the Sun, Moon, and Earth?

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The Sun provides light and heat to the Earth, while the Moon orbits the Earth and affects its tides.

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True or False: Only one side of the Moon can ever be seen from Earth.

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True

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What is a model?

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A representation of something found in real life, used to help understand how it works.

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What is rotation?

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The spinning of an object around its own axis, like how Earth spins to create day and night.

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What is revolution?

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The movement of one object around another, like how Earth revolves around the Sun.

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What are planets?

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Large celestial bodies that orbit a star, like the Sun, and do not produce their own light.

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What is an asteroid?

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A small rocky body that orbits the Sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

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What is a comet?

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A small icy body that, when passing close to the Sun, heats up and produces a visible atmosphere or tail.

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What is the difference between a planet and a dwarf planet?

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A dwarf planet is similar to a planet but does not clear its orbit of other debris.