7th Grade Space Science Unit

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The yearly orbit of Earth around the Sun is called its ____.

Summer occurs on the hemisphere of Earth that is ____.

A ____ occurs when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth and throws a shadow on Earth.

The fact that EarthвЂ™s axis is tilted 23.5 is responsible for _________.

Which of the following occurs when Earth is positioned directly between the Sun and the Moon, making the Moon invisible to observers on Earth?

In 1543, ____ published his views of Earth and other planets revolving around the Sun.

The Sun was formed when energy caused by ____ in the center of the cloud of gas and dust radiated into space.

People once believed that all planets and stars orbited around ____.