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science chapter 23

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occurs when the sun is directly over the equator Equinox
earths spinning that causes night and day rotation
solstice that occurs in December in the southern hemisphere summer
round three dimensional object whose surface at all point is the same distance from its center sphere
a complete orbit made by earth around the sun revolution
imaginary line around which earth spins axis
property of earth that causes seasons tilt
shape of earth 's orbit elipse
solstice that occurs in December in the northern hemisphere winter
time it takes earth to rotate on its axis day
time it takes earth to revolve around the sun year
two times during the year the sun is directly over this imaginary line that circles earth halfway between the poles equator
occurs when the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator solstice
what phase occurs between the full moon and the third quartrer waning gibbous moon
what phase occurs between the third quarter and new moon waning crescent
what phase occurs between the new moon and the 1st quarter waxing crescent
what phase occurs between the 1st Quarter and-the full moon waxing gibbous
when the moon passes directly behind the earth into it's Umbra. this can occur only when the sun, earth and Moon are aligned exactly or very closely with the earth in the middle. Lunar eclipse
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