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seasons,moon vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Seasons | A subdivision of the year identified by the changes of weather and hours of daylight. |
| Direct light | Light that hits a surface from a ninety degree angle. |
| Indirect light | Light that hits a surface from more or less of a ninety degree angle. |
| Earth's tilt | The tilt of the earth that causes the seasons to occur. |
| Orbit | The circular path of an object around a another object in space. |
| Revolution(revolve) | To go around an object. |
| Axis | An imaginery line on which an object rotates. |
| Rotation(rotate) | To move around in a circle on an axis. |
| Solstice | Either of the two times in the year when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point. |
| Equinox | Either of the two days when the hours of daylight and the hours of night are equal. |
| Moon phases(space view) | The phases of the moon where the moon is in different positions around the earth but only half of the moon is illuminated. |
| Moon phases(earth view) | The phases of the moon where different parts of the moon is illuminated. |
| Gibbous | When the illuminated part of the moon is greater than a semi circle but less than a full circle. |
| Cresent | When the illuminated part of the moon is less than a semi circle but greater than no circle. |
| Waxing | When the illuminated part of the moon is increasing up to a full moon. |
| Waning | When the illuminated part of the moon is decreasing down to a new moon. |