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Topic 4 Vocabulary
Seasons and Moon Phases
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| axis | an imaginary line from the North Pole and the South Pole through the center of the Earth |
| orbit | a curved path around an object |
| pattern | something that repeats in a regular way |
| season | the time of year with a distinct pattern of temperature and sunlight |
| full moon | a moon phase in which the moon's visible surface is fully lit |
| moon phase | the changing apparent shape of the moon |
| new moon | a moon phase in which the moon's visible surface is NOT lit |
| quarter moon | a moon phase in which half of the moon's visible surface is lit |
| gibbous moon | when the moon looks bigger than a half moon, but isn't quite full |
| crescent moon | when only a small curved slice of the moon is lit up |
| waxing moon | when the moon is getting brighter each night |
| waning moon | when the moon is getting darker each night |
| rotate | to spin in place |
| revolve | to move around another object |