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astronomy

6th science GA

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autumnal equinox day that marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere
vernal equinox day that marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere
summer solstice longest day of the year - sun at most northern point
winter solstice shortest day of year - sun at most southern point
lunar eclipse sunlight to moon blocked when earth in directly between sun and moon
solar eclipse sunlight to earth blocked when moon is between the sun and earth
lunar month length of time from one new moon to the next
revolution movement of an object around another object
waning to shrink - sun's light reflected on the moon shrinks each night
waxing to grow - sun's light reflected on the moon grows larger each night
rotation spinning motion of a planet about its axis
gibbous moon section of moon that contains mostly sunlight
first quarter moon right half of moon lit
third quarter moon left side of of moon lit
crescent moon least amount of sunlight
Created by: cj_ritter
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