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Test 7 Earth, Moon,
Vocab Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| neap tide | - a tide with the least difference between high and low tides |
| spring tide | - a tide with the most difference between high and low tides |
| full moon | - the phase of the moon where its whole disk is illuminated |
| new moon | - the phase of the moon where it is invisible from Earth, the disk is dark |
| gravitational force | - the attractive force exerted by a planet due to its mass, pulling objects towards its center |
| rotation | - the circular motion of an object around its center\, Earth's is 24 hours. |
| revolution | - the movement of the Earth around the sun. |
| axis | - an imaginary line that passes through the center of the Earth, from the north to the south poles. |
| season | - a period of the year with certain patterns of weather and daylight. |