Exploring the Earth-Sun-Moon System

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What force keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?

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Gravity

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Which process describes the movement of water from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere?

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Evaporation

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Why do the seasons change on Earth?

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The tilt of Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun

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A student is comparing the mass and diameter of Earth and Jupiter. Which property is being analyzed?

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The scale properties of the planets

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What best describes the cycling of Earth's materials?

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Water evaporates, condenses, and precipitates in a continuous cycle

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What should be included in a model to explain why lunar eclipses do not occur every month?

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The tilt of the Moon's orbit relative to Earth's orbit

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How would you use data about the distances of planets from the Sun and their orbital periods to reason about the effect of gravity on planetary motion?

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By analyzing how greater distances result in longer orbital periods due to weaker gravitational pull.

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