Solar System Worksheet-15
True or False:
A satellite is any free-flying object orbiting the Earth or any other planet.
The moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth.
Moon does not have an atmosphere.
The temperature on the moon can be as low as -173 °C at night.
The moon does not produce its own light like the sun does.
The moon shines because it reflects sunlight from its surface.
Earth rotates on its own axis.
The axis is an imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole.
The axis of the Earth is tilted at an angle of 23.5°.
The rotation of the Earth causes day and night.
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