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Sun & Moon
Question | Answer |
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to repeat over and over again | cycle |
to put in order | sequence |
the spinning of the Earth on its axis | rotation |
the movement of the Earth around the sum | revolution |
slope or slant | tilt |
imaginary line throught the center of the Earth | axis |
the force or pull of one thing to another | gravitational pull |
4 periods of time in a year | seasons |
rise and fall of the ocean | tides |
the shape of the moon at a particular time | phase |
no moon visible | New Moon |
shape of moon when it is small or thin | Crescent Moon |
being able to see 1/2 of the moon | Quarter/Half Moon |
being able to see most of the moon | Gibbous Moon |
having a clear view of the moon | Full Moon |
path around the moon | orbit |
anything that revolves around something larger | satellite |
what causes day and night | rotation of Earth |
how long does it take for the Earth to orbit the sun | one year/365 days |
what causes seasons | Earth's axis |
what do we get from the sun | light and heat |
how many phases does the moon have | 8 |
what causes the tides in the ocean | moon's gravitational pull |
how long does it take the moon to go through all of its phases | one month |