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Earth-Moon-Sun
The Earth-Moon-Sun Systems
Term | Definition |
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Day | the time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis |
Eclipse | an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another |
Equinox | the moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator |
Gravity | a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses |
Lunar Phases | the different appearances of the moon throughout the month |
Neap Tide | a tide of minimum range that occurs during the first and third quarters of the moon |
Penumbra | the outer part of a shadow such as the shadow cast by Earth or the moon in which sunlight is only partially blocked |
Revolution | the motion of a body that travels around another body in space; one complete trip along an orbit |
Rotation | the spin of a body on its axis |
Satellite | a natural or artificial body that revolves around a celestial body that is greater in mass |
Season | a division of the year that is characterized by recurring weather conditions and determined by both Earth's tilt relative to the sun and Earth's position in its orbit around the sun |
Solstice | the point in which the sun is as far north or as far south of the equator as possible |
Spring Tide | a tide of increased range that occurs two times a month, at the new and full moon |
Tidal Range | the difference in levels of ocean water at high and low tide |
Tide | the periodic rise and fall of the water in oceans and other large bodies of water |
Umbra | a shadow that blocks sunlight, such as the conical section in the shadow of the Earth or the moon |
Year | the time required for the Earth to orbit once around the sun |