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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| SOLSTICE | two days a year when sun reaches the greatest distance north or south of equator |
| EQUINOX | two days hemisphere is tilted to or away from sun |
| PHASE | different shapes of the moon seen by earth |
| UMBRA | darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse |
| ECLIPSE | Blocking of one object in space by another |
| TIDE | Periodic rise and fall of water level in the ocean |
| SPRING TIDE | when there is the greatest difference between high and low water. |
| NEAP TIDE | Tide with the smallest difference between low and high tides |
| PENUMBRA | part of a shadow where the sun is part blocked |