Astronomy Chapter 1 terms
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| astronomy | The study of the moon, stars and other objects in space.
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| axis | An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates.
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| rotation | The spinning motion of a planet about its axis.
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| revolution | The movement of a planet about its axis.
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| orbit | The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space.
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| latitude | A measurement of distance from the equator, expressed in degrees north or south.
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| solstice | The two days of the year on which the noon sun is directly overhead at either 23.5 degrees South or 23.5 degrees North.
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| equinox | The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun.
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| vernal equinox | The day of the year that marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
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| autumnal equinox | The day of the year that marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere.
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| phase | One of the different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth.
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| eclipse | The partial or total blocking of one object by another.
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| solar eclipse | The blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is between the sun and Earth.
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| lunar eclipse | The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and moon.
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| umbra | The darkest part of a shadow.
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| penumbra | The part of the shadow surrounding the darkest part.
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| tide | The rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean.
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| gravity | The attractive force between two objects; its magnitude depends on their masses and the distance between them.
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| spring tide | A tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides.
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| neap tide | A tide with the least difference between low and high tides.
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| satellite | Any object that revolves around another object in space.
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| geosynchronous orbit | The orbit of a satellite that revolves around Earth at the same rate that Earth rotates.
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| telescope | A device built to study distant objects by making them appear closer.
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| crater | A round pit on moon's surface.
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| maria | Dark, float regions on the moon's surface.
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