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Astronomy
Question | Answer |
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the spinning of earth around its axis is called its? | rotation |
earth makes ? rotation each day. | one |
as earth rotates, ? of the planet faces the sun. | one half |
as earth rotates, the parts of earth facing sunlight now move into ? | day |
the Moons shapes are called the ? | Phases of the Moon |
The phases of the Moon in order are ? | new moon,crescent,first quarter,waxing gibbous,full moon,waning gibbous,last quarter,crescent |
waxing means ? | growing larger |
waning means ? | growing smaller |
when Earth,the Moon, and the sun are lined up, the tidal forces on earth are ?, causing very high tides called ? | 1st ?= strongest 2nd ?= spring tides |
when the Moon and the sun form a right angle with Earth, the tidal forces on Earth are ? causing ? | 1st ?= weakest 2nd ?=neap tides |
shadows form when something ? light. | blocks |
durning which time of the year would you expect shadows to be shortest and longest? | shortest=summer longest=winter |
the Sun rises ? to ? | west to east |