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SC.5.E.5.3: Distinguish among the following objects of the Solar System - Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets - and identify Earth's position in it.
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SC.8.E.5.3: Distinguish the hierarchical relationships between planets and other astronomical bodies relative to solar system, galaxy, and universe, including distance, size, and composition.
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SC.8.E.5.9: Explain the impact of objects in space on each other including:

• the Sun on the Earth including seasons and gravitational attraction
• the Moon on the Earth, including phases, tides, and eclipses, and the relative position of each body.

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