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Sun, Earth, Moon

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The axis of the Earth always points to this star Polaris
The tilt of the Earth's axis is..... 23.5 degrees
When describing the phases of the moon, what term means "to get bigger?" waxing
The spinning of Earth on its axis that causes day and night to occur. rotation
The imaginary line extending from the North Pole to the South Pole going through the center of Earth axis
Weather changes due to varied amounts of sunlight (both intensity and number of daylight hours received.) Caused by the tilt of Earth during revolution seasons
Earth's year-long elliptical orbit around the Sun revolution
Getting smaller refers to what when describing the phases of the moon waning
Entire moon is illuminated Full moon
Phase of the Moon when it is between the Sun and Earth New moon
Half the disk with the lighted side on the right First quarter
Shape of the Moon that is less than a quarter moon Crescent moon
Shape of the Moon that is greater than a quarter moon, but not full Gibbous moon
Half of the disk with the lighted side on the left Third quarter
Daily changes in the level of ocean water Tides
Tides with the largest daily tidal range; occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon line up with each other Spring tide
Tides with the smallest daily tidal range;occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon form a 90 degree angle Neap tide
Type of eclipse that occurs when the sun, moon, and earth are lined up solar eclipse
Type of eclipse that occurs when the sun, earth and moon are lined up lunar eclipse
What phase of the moon occurs during a solar eclipse? new moon
What phase of the moon occurs during a lunar eclipse? full moon
How many days does it take for us to go through the phases of the moon? 29.5 days
What is the order of the sun, earth, and moon during a new moon? SUN-MOON-EARTH
How many days between the 8 phases of the moon? 3.5 days
When looking at a waxing crescent or waxing gibbous, what side is the lighted side found on? Right
When looking at a waning crescent or waning gibbous, what side is the lighted side found on? Left
How long does it take the Earth to make one revolution around the sun? 365 days
How long does it take the Earth to rotate once on its axis? 24 hours/1 day
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