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gravity and the moon
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gravity | The force of attraction between any two objects due to their mass. |
| Orbit | The path of one object travels around another object. |
| Inertia | The tendency of a moving object to keep moving in a straight line or any other to resist a change in motion |
| Revolution | One complete trip of one object around another object |
| Rotation | a complete spin on axis |
| Phase | The apperance of the shape of the moon at a particular time |
| Solar eclipse | A blocking if the sun's light that happens when the earth passes through the moon's shadow |
| Lunar eclipse | A situation that occurss when the sun, earth, and the moon are in a straight line causing earth's shadow to fall on the moon. |
| Tide | The regular rise thd fall of the water level along a shoreline |