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| The _______ is Earth's satellite | moon
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| The _______ is Sun's satellite | Earth (or any other planet)
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| The _____ ______ is the longest day of the year. | Summer Solstice
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| The _____ _____ is the shortest day of the year. | Winter Solstice
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| March 21 and September 21 are called ___________, when day and night are equal. | equinoxes
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| _______________ is the term used to describe when the moon is getting bigger. | waxing
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| _______________ is the term used to describe when the moon is getting smaller. | waning
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| ________ reproduction provides genetic variability. | Sexual
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| ________ reproduction provides offspring that are genetic clones of their parent. | Asexual
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| Inherited characteristics of an organism are called ________. | traits
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| The scientist that determined the basic laws of genetics. | Gregor Mendel
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| A permanent change in a chromosome or gene; can be helpful or harmful. | Mutation
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| Differences in inherited traits or behaviors among members of the same species. | Variations
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| Darwin’s theory that suggests that organisms better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce. | Natural Selection
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| change in a hereditary feature of a population of organisms over time. | Evolution
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| Variations that help organisms survive in their environments. | Adaptations
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| To diagram the possible combinations of gene pairs you could use a ___ ___. | Punnett Square
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| A diagram that is used to trace the existence of a trait among generations. | pedigree
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| A trait that covers up another. | dominant
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| The daily rise and fall in sea level caused by the interaction of gravity in the Earth-Moon system. | tides
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| Meteoroid that enters Earth’s atmosphere. | Meteor
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| Meteor that hits the Earth’s surface. | meteorite
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| The distance light travels in one year. | light-year
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| The large cloud of gas and dust, in which a star forms. | nebula
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| Large chunk of ice, dust, gases, and rock fragments that orbits the sun. | comet
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| Chunks of rock mostly found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. | Asteroid
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| This shows the relationship between a star’s luminosity and it’s temperature. | H-R Diagram
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| Body parts of different organisms that are similar in origin and structure. | Homologous structures
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| The group of mammals that includes monkeys, apes, and humans. | primates
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| When is a variation an adaptation? | when it is helpful
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| A solar eclipse can only occur at _____ moon. | new
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| A lunar eclipse can only occur at _____ moon. | full
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| The ____ of Earth's axis is the main cause for the seasons. | tilt
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