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Moon Phases/Eclipses
Moon Phases/Eclipses/Tides/Seasons
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| rotation | the spin of a body on its axis |
| revolution | to orbit or go around another object |
| moon phases | the change in sunlit area of the Moon as seen from Earth |
| waxing | the sunlit portion we see from Earth is increasing or getting larger |
| waning | the sunlit portion we see from Earth is decreasing or getting smaller |
| eclipse | an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another |
| tides | the periodic rise and fall of the water level in the oceans and other large bodies of water that are caused mostly by the gravitational pull of the Moon and less by the Sun. |
| seasons | occur because the Earth is tilted on its axis at 23.5 degrees. |
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