Earth and Moon Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Phase | Each moon shape you see is called a __________. |
Axis | Earth turns about an imaginary line known as its _____. |
Orbit | The set path that Earth travels in around the Sun is called an _________. |
Rotates | Earth ______ on its axis. |
Revolves | As Earth spins it also ______ around the sun. |
Full moon | What moon phase is happening when it is at the halfway point in its journey around Earth? |
Waxing | When the moon continues growing until full moon. |
Waning | When the moon appears to get smaller (decrease in size). |
New Moon | Moon is between Sun and Earth and you can't see the lighted half of the moon. |
Full moon | Moon is now halfway around the Earth and all lit up. |
First Quarter | Moon is a quarter of the way around Earth. |
Last Quarter | Moon is three quarters of the way around the Earth. |
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Cassidy9
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