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8th Space Cycles
Space Cycles: Lunar Cycle & Earth's Movements
Term | Definition |
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Waxing | To increase gradually in size. |
Waning | To decrease gradually in size. |
Rotation | The spin of an object on its axis. |
Revolution | The orbit or movement of one object around another. |
Axis | An imaginary line through the middle of an object. |
Hemisphere | One half of a sphere, such as one half of the Earth. |
Spring Tide | The high and low tides that occur twice a month, at the New Moon and Full Moon phases. |
Neap tide | The least extreme type of tides that occur twice a month, during the First and Last Quarter Moon phases. |
High Tide | A tide that has the highest levels of water and is occurs in areas of the Earth that are either facing the moon or directly opposite the moon. |
Low Tide | A tide that has the lowest level of water and occurs on the areas of the Earth where the Moon is perpendicular to the Earth. |
Lunar | Of or relating to the moon. |