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The earth, planets, sun, stars, and everything in space is called the . . .
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universe.
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The study of the universe is called . . .
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astronomy.
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A pattern of stars in the sky is called a . . .
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constellation.
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Our night light and monthly calendar comes from the . . .
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moon.
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Our seasonal temperature changes and day light comes from the . . .
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sun.
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Sailors, birds, and travels figure out the right direction by looking at the . . .
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stars.
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A force that pulls objects toward a heavy object is called . . .
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gravity.
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The sun and all the planets that travel around the sun is called the . . .
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solar system.
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A large force that pulls the earth and keeps earth in its orbit is called the . . .
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sun's gravitational pull.
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A large force that pulls the moon and keeps moon in its orbit is called the . . .
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earth's gravitational pull.
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A large force that pulls the ocean and causes the tides is called the . . .
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moon's gravitational pull.
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The names of the nine planets are . . .
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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
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The first astronomer to have the idea that the sun was in the center of the solar system was named . . .
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Nicholas Copernicus.
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The first astronomer to use a telescope to study the universe was named . . .
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Galileo Galilei.
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America's space program is called . . .
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NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
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Spaceships, telescopes, robots, rockets, and other useful items for space exploration are built by . . .
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engineers.
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Scientists who study the universe are called . .
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astronomers.
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People trained to travel in a spaceship are called . . .
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astronauts.
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NASA's enormous telescope floating in space is called the . . .
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Hubble Space Telescope.
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Objects made by humans to float around the earth, which helps us with TV channels, weather-pictures, telephones, and navigation are called . . .
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artificial satellites.
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