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Astronomy-Test vocab

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Planet a celestial body orbiting a star that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity
Lunar Eclipse Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, casting its shadow
Heliocentric representing the sun as the center
New Moon Phase occurring when the Moon lies directly between the Earth and Sun
Full Moon phase when the moon's whole disk is seem or illuminated
Light Years a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year,
Asteroid belt Ring in space located between Mars and Jupiter that contains millions of rocky leftovers from the early solar system.
Kuiper belt donut-shaped region of icy bodies, dwarf planets (including pluto)
Electromagnetic Radiation Form of energy that travels through space as waves like radio and X-rays
Equinox two days hemisphere is tilted to or away from sun
Neap tide Tide with the smallest difference between low and high tides
Spring Tide when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.
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