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Sun, earth, moon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rotation | Earth spinning on its axis |
| Revolution | The earth making a complete circle around the earth |
| Axis | The imaginary line running verticly through the earth |
| Equator | The imaginary line running horizonly around the erth, dividing it in half |
| Tilt | The earth has a tilt of 23.5 |
| Hemisphere | Half of the earth |
| Lunar Cycle | The moon cycle in which the moon revovles around the earth |
| Waxing | When the light is on the right side of the moon |
| Waning | When the light is on the left side of the moon |
| Crescent Moon | When a sliver of light is showing on the moon |
| Solar Eclipse | When the moon is between the earth and sun and blocks the earths sunlight |
| Gibbous Moon | When most of the moon is showing but a sliver is in the shadows |
| Full Moon | When the whole moon is completly lit |
| First Quarter | When the right half of the moon is lit |
| Third (Last) Quarter | When the left half of the moon is lit |
| New Moon | When the moon is not visible from earth |
| Lunar Eclipse | When the earth is between the sun and moon |