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Earth, Moon and Sun
Term | Definition |
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crescent moon - | a moon phase that looks like less than a half circle from Earth |
full moon - | a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth |
gibbous moon - | A moon phase that looks like more than a half circle from earth |
illuminate - | to shine light on an object and make it visible |
lunar eclipse - | when the moon is completely dark |
model - | an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see |
moon - | a rocky sphere that travels around a planet |
moon phase - | the shape of the lighted portion of the moon that is visible from Earth's surface |
new moon - | a moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth |
orbit - | the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth) |
pattern - | something we observe to be similar over and over again |
quarter moon - | a moon phase that looks like half a circle from Earth |
scale - | The relative size of things |
sun - | the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system |
terminator - | The border between light and dark on the moon |
year | the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star |