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sun earth & moon..

sun earth and moon unit test

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rotation the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
revolution the earth revolves around the sun
seasons when earth revolves around the sun while rotating on its axis, we get seasons
axial tilt earth has an axial tilt of 23.5 degrees that always points to polaris
lunar eclipse when the sun covers the moon.the moon is in the phase of full moon, and it is on the far side of the sun
solar eclipse when the moon completely covers the sun. the moon is in the phase of new moon.
neap tide when the moon's and sun's gravity pulls on earth
spring tide when the moon's and sun's gravity pulls on earth
new moon the first phase of the moon phases
full moon when there is no darkness on the side of the moon that faces earth
first quarter when the right side of the moon is lit
third quarter when the left side of the moon is lit
waixng light increasing in visibility
waning light decreasing in visibility
waxing crscsent exactly 3.5 days after a new moon
waxing gibbous exactly 3.5 days after a first quarter
waning crescent 3.5 days before a new moon
waning gibbous 3.5 days after a full moon
wave a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell.
tide the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
umbra the shadow caused by the sun or moon
penumbra outer shadow
total eclipse when they sun is not visible at all
partial eclipse when the sun is partially hidden
polaris the north star. A.K.A. the star closest to the north pole
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