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astronomy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| astronomy | The study of the moons, stars, and other objects in space |
| axis | an imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the north and south poles |
| equinox | the 2 days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun |
| lunar eclipse | blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth it directly btween the sun and the moon |
| neap tides | tide with the least difference btween consecutive low and high tides |
| orbit | path of an object as it revolves around another object in space |
| phase | one of the different apparent shapes of the moon as seen from earth |
| Revolution | the movement of an object around another object |
| rotation | spinning motion of a planet on its axis |
| solar eclipse | blocking of sunlight to earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and earth |
| solstice | 2 days of the year on which the sun reaches |
| spring tides | |
| waning | |
| waxin |