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lunar cycle the 4 week period which the moon orbits Earth one time and goes through all of its phases
illuminate to light up
quantitative information that can be counted or measured or given a numerical value
qualitative information that is not represented by members but by characteristics or discriptions
gibbous moon any phase of the moon that has more than half of its face illuminated
waxing when the face of the moon looks larger each day
waning when the face of the moon looks smaller each day
revolution one full orbit around an object
rotation one spin of a planet on its axis
shadow a dark area produced by an object coming between light and a surface
orbit a regular, repeating path that one object takes around another object or center of gravity
axis an invisible line going North/South through the earth
seasons caused by the way the sunlight hits the earth according to the Earth's axis
maria large dark grey areas that are smooth on the surface of the moon
Lunar eclipse an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into earth's shadow
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