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section 3-4

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phases   the different shapes of the moon seen from Earth  
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ecilpse   when an object in space cast it shadow on another object  
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solar ecilpse   when a new moon blocks Earth's view of the sun  
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umbra   the darkest, cone shaped part of the moon's shawdow  
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penumbra   the larger part of the shadow  
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lunar ecilpse   occurs at full moon when Earth is directly between the Earth and the sun  
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tide   the rise and fall of ocean water caused by the moon gravity  
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spring tide   the difference of consecutive low and high tides  
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neap tide   a tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides  
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telescope   a device used to build to observe distant objects by making them appear closer  
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maria   dark, flat surfaces on the moon’s surface  
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craters   large round pits  
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meteorides   chunks of rocks or dust from space  
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