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Vocab 13
Term | Definition |
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moon phases | the changes in how the moon looks to people on Earth |
full moon | phase of the moon when the moon looks like a full circle |
quarter moon | phase of the moon when the moon looks like a half circle |
new moon | phase of the moon when the moon doesn't appear to be in the sky |
tide | changes in water level at the shoreline that are caused by the pull of gravity between the Earth and its moon |
star | an object in space that produces its own heat and light |
solar system | includes stars, planets and their moons, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids |
eclipse | when one object in space casts a shadow on another object in space |
lunar eclipse | when the moon moves through the shadow of the Earth |
solar eclipse | when the moon makes a shadow on Earth |