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Astronomy
COVERT - Moon phases, solstice, equinox, tides, planets
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| MARIA | DARK COLORED, FLAT REGIONS ON MOONS SURFACE; FORMED FROM INTERIOR LAVA FILLING LARGE BASINS |
| WINTER AND SUMMER SOLSTICE | THE SUN'S RAYS STRIKE EARTH AT FURTHEST NORTHERN AND FURTHEST SOUTHERN POSITIONS |
| SOLAR ECLIPSE | OCCURS WHEN MOON MOVES DIRECTLY BETWEEN SUN AND EARTH CASTING A SHADOW ON EARTH |
| SEASON OF SUMMER | OCCURS WHEN HEMISPHERE ON EARTH IS TILTED TOWARD THE SUN |
| PRESENCE OF MARIA ON MOON | INDICATES THAT MOON MUST HAVE HAD LAVA BENEATH ITS SURFACE |
| SATURN'S MOONS | ARE LARGER THAN MERCURY |
| JUPITER | COLORFUL BANDS OF WHITE, RED, TAN AND BROWN |
| MERCURY | NO ATMOSPHERE |
| TIDE | PERIODIC RISE AND FALL OF WATER LEVELS ON EARTH |
| EARTH'S WATER FORMS | GAS, LIQUID AND SOLID FORMS OF WATER FOUND ON THIS PLANET |
| MOON'S GRAVITY | PULLS PARTICLES CAUSING BULGING OF WATER LEVELS ON BOTH SIDES OF EARTH KNOWN AS "TIDES" |
| REVOLUTION | EARTH'S YEARLY ORBIT AROUND THE SUN |
| SPHERE | ROUND 3D OBJECT/MODEL OF EARTH |
| WAXING CRESCENT | THE LIGHTED SURFACE OF THE MOON BEGINS TO INCREASE |
| NEW MOON | NONE OF THE LIGHTED SURFACE OF THE MOON CAN BE SEEN FROM EARTH |
| ROTATION | THE TURNING OF EARTH ON ITS AXIS |
| ELLIPSE | THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH'S ORBIT AROUND THE SUN |
| MOON PHASES | CHANGING OF APPEARANCES OF THE MOON FROM EARTH |
| WINTER SOLSTICE | DECEMBER 21 OR 22 |
| AXIS | IMAGINARY LINE BETWEEN THE POLES OF EARTH ON WHICH THE EARTH SPINS |
| EQUINOX | WHEN SUN'S RAYS STRIKE EARTH DIRECTLY AT THE EQUATOR |
| FIRST QUARTER | WAXING MOON PHASE IN WHICH 1/2 OF THE MOON'S LIGHTED SURFACE CAN BE SEEN FROM EARTH |
| 27.3 DAYS | AMOUNT OF TIME OF THE MOON'S REVOLUTION AND ROTATION |
| CRATERS | DEPRESSIONS ON THE MOON CAUSED BY METEORITES |
| LUNAR ECLIPSE | EARTH COMING BETWEEN THE SUN AND MOON AND CASTING IT'S SHADOW ON THE MOON |
| SOLAR ECLIPSE | MOON COMING BETWEEN THE SUN AND EARTH AND CASTING IT'S SHADOW ON EARTH |
| FULL MOON | PHASE IN WHICH ALL OF THE LIGHTED SURFACE OF THE MOON CAN BE SEEN FROM EARTH |
| THIRD QUARTER (OR LAST QUARTER) | WANING AWAY MOON PHASE WHERE HALF OF THE LIGHTED SURFACE OF THE MOON CAN BE SEEN FROM EARTH |
| EARTH | THIRD PLANET FROM THE SUN, INNER PLANET |
| MARS | FOURTH PLANET FROM THE SUN, LAST INNER PLANET |
| MERCURY | NO ATMOSPHERE, FIRST INNER PLANET FROM THE SUN |
| VENUS | SECOND INNER PLANET FROM THE SUN, |
| JUPITER | FIFTH PLANET FROM THE SUN, THE FIRST OF OUTER GASEOUS PLANETS, BANDED AND BIGGEST GAS GIANT, HAS A GREAT RED SPOT, AND FIERCE STORMS, 4 LARGE MOONS, 63 TOTAL |
| SATURN | SIXTH PLANET FROM THE SUN, SECOND GASEOUS OUTER PLANET, HORIZONTAL RINGS WITH GASES AND PARTICLES OF ROCKY AND ICY DEBRIS, 47 MOONS, |
| URANUS | SEVENTH PLANET FROM THE SUN, THIRD GASEOUS OUTER PLANET, EXTREME TILT, 13 NARROW RINGS OF FROZEN METHANE, 27 MOONS |
| NEPTUNE | EIGHTH PLANET FROM THE SUN, LAST AND FOURTH GASEOUS OUTER PLANET, BALL OF COLD SLUSHY ICE , CLOUDS INDICATE CHANGING WEATHER, 13 MOONS |
| PLUTO | A CONTROVERSIAL DWARF PLANET WITH A TILTED PLANE AND MORE ELONGATED ORBIT, DARK AND COLD WITH ONE MOON |
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