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- 4. When the sunlight angle is more direct and the solar energy is more concentrated, the temperature is
- 6. The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon.
- 7. What is the largest known land animal?
- 10. When the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing fall what is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
- 11. The outer lighted area surrounding the shadow of the moon which is created during an eclipse.
- 13. a luminous ball of gas, mostly hydrogen and helium, held together by its own gravity.
- 15. An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally dividing the earth into 2 parts.
- 17. angle between an object's axis of rotation and its orbital axis, perpendicular to the orbital plane.
- 18. the star around which the earth orbits.
- 19. When the sunlight angle is less direct and the solar energy is spread out, the temperature is
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- 1. our home planet.
- 2. The cone-shaped part of the shadow of a celestial body from which the light of the sun is completely blocked
- 3. Hotter then the sun.
- 5. How many hearts does an octopus have?
- 8. More then half the moon is lit.
- 9. less then half the moon is lit
- 10. four different periods of the year with distinct weather conditions and day lengths.
- 12. happens when one object in space blocks another from view.
- 14. a large natural object that orbits, or travels around, Earth.
- 16. an imaginary line about which a body rotates.
