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ch.23
Sun-Earth-Moon system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sphere | a round 3D object |
| axis | imaginary vertical line on which the earth spins |
| rotation | the spinning of the earth on its axis |
| revolution | the earths yearly orbit around the sun |
| ellipse | an elongated closed curve |
| solstice | the day when the sun reaches its greatest distance north or sout of the equator |
| equinox | when the sun is directly above the equator |
| moon phase | different appearances to the earth that the moon takes |
| new mooon | when the moon is between the earth and the sun |
| full moon | when the surface of th moon toward earth reflects light |
| waxing | you start to see more and more of the illuminated part of the moon |
| waning | you start to see less and less of the illuminted part of the moon |
| solar eclipse | when the moon moves directly between the sun and earth and casts a shadow on the earth |
| lunar eclipse | when the earths shadow falls on the moon |
| maria | resulting dark flat reigons of the moon |
| impact basin | an impression left behind from an object striking the moon |