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Ch 11-sun-earth-moon

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a round, three demential object whose surface is the same distance from its center at all points sphere
imaginary vertical line around which Earth spins axis
spinning of the Earth on its imaginary axis, which takes about 24 hours to complete and causes day and night rotation
Earths yearly orbit around the sun revolution
elongated, closed curve such as Earths orbit around the sun ellipse
day when the sun reaches its greatest distance north and south of the equator solstice
occurs when the sun is directly above earths equator and the number of day and night hours are nearly equal equinox
change in appearance of the moon as viewed from earth, due to the relation positions of the moon, earth, and sun moon phase
describes phases following a new moon, as more of the moons lighted side becomes visible waxing
phase that occurs when all of the moons surface facing earth reflects light full moon
describes phases that occur after a full moon, as the visible lighted side of the moon grows smaller waning
occurs when the moon passes directly between the sun and the earth and casts a shadow over part of the earth solar eclipse
occurs when the earths shadow falls on the moon lunar eclipse
dark-colored, relatively flat regions of the moon formed when ancient lava reached the surface and filled craters on the moons surface maria
a hollow left on the surface of the moon caused by an object striking its surface impact basin
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