Lunar cycle and earth's tide cycle
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| high tide | The tide that occurs when the water is at its highest point.
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| low tide | The tide that occurs when the water is at its lowest point.
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| spring tide | A tide in which the difference between high and low tide is the greatest. This occurs during full and new moons.
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| neap tide | A tide in which the difference between high and low tide is the least. This occurs during 1st and 3rd quarter moons.
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| rotational axis | The imaginary axis that an object spins around.
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| rotate | To spin around on an axis. Example: earth spins creating day & night.
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| revolve | To move in a circular path around an object. Example: Orbit the sun.
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| gravitational pull | The force of attraction between two objects in outer space.
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| waxing gibbous | Moon phase before full moon that is mostly lit on the right side.
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| waning gibbous | Moon phase after full moon that is mostly lit on the left side.
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| waxing crescent | Moon phase after new moon with a lighted crescent on the right side.
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| waning crescent | Moon phase before new moon with a lighted crescent on the left side.
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| 1st quarter | When the moon is perpendicular to the earth and sun and only 1/2 of the lighted side is visible. Waxing
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| 3rd quarter | When the moon is perpendicular to the earth and sun and only 1/2 of the lighted side is visible. Waning
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| new moon | When the moon is on the same side of teh earth from the sun and the lighted side is NOT visible.
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| full moon | When the moon is on the opposite side of the earth from the sun and the lighted side entirely visible.
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| lunar eclipse | When the earth casts a shadow over the moon and blocks out the moonlight for several minutes.
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| solar eclipse | The the moon casts a shadow on the earth and blocks the sunlight for several minutes.
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| waxing moon | When the moon is getting brigher. Lighted side is on the right.
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| waning moon | When the moon is getting darker. Lighted side is on the left.
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