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moon
Term | Definition |
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axis | An invisible line |
rotation | when its spinning |
penumbra | the shadow that's created during a partial solar eclipse |
waning | when it gets smaller |
third quarter | half moon |
ellipse | the shape of a orbit |
lunar eclipse | the moon is eclipsed by the earth |
equinox | equal day and night |
new moon | the start of a new moon |
gibbous | when you can see half the moon |
orbit | the invisible line that the moon and earth revolve on |
solar eclipse | the earth is eclipsed by the moon |
solstice | the longest day |
full moon | the second quarter |
tides | high tide is when the water is high and low tide is when they are low |
revolution | the earth is revolving around the sun |
umbra | the shadow that's created during a total solar eclipse |
waxing | getting bigger |
first quarter | when half the sun is covered\\\\\\\ |