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Academic Vocab
Vocab
Word | Definition |
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Satellite | An artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication |
Gravity | The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass |
Lunar Phases | The illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth. |
Eclipse | An obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination |
Umbra | The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse. |
Penumbra | The partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object. |
Tide | The falling and rising of water |
Spring Tide | High tides (largest daily tidal range) |
Neap Tide | Low tides (smallest daily tidal range) |
Rotation | The falling and rising water |