Earth, Sun, and Moon Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Craters | Bowl-shaped indents or cavities on the surface of a planet, moon, or asteroid that are caused by a collision with another object, such as a meteorite |
| Moon | A natural satellite that orbits a planet; some planets have no moons; others have over 60 moons. |
| Earth | A planet in the solar system that has life on it |
| Surface | The outermost covering or layer |
| Gas | What the Sun is mainly composed of |
| Sun | The star at the center of the solar system that supplies heat and light to earth; its enormous gravity keeps the solar system in orbit |
| Rocky, with craters | Both Earth and Moon have this type of surface |
| Earth, Moon | Orbits another object |
| Earth, Moon, Sun | Found in our solar system |
| The Earth's rotation on its axis | This affects the length of day on Earth, and makes the sun appear to rise and set in the Earth sky |
| A flashlight | This could be used to model the sun in a diagram of the Earth, Moon, and Sun |
| A small golf ball | This could be used to model the moon in a diagram of the Earth, Moon, and Sun |
| A large beach ball | This could be used to model the Earth in a diagram of the Earth, Moon, and Sun |
| East | The sun rises in the |
| West | The sun sets in the |
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