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Earth Sun Moon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rotation | the spin of body on its axis |
| orbit | the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space |
| revolution | motion of a body that travels around another body in space one complete trip |
| day | time required for Earth to spin on its axis one time |
| equinox | movement when the sun's path passes the celestial equator |
| solstice | the point at which the sun is as far south of the equator as possible |
| phase | the change in sunlit area of one celestial body as seen from another (moon as seen from Earth) |
| eclipse | an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another |
| tide | periodic rise and fall of the water level in the oceans and other large bodies of water |
| tidal range | the difference in levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide |
| spring tide | tide of increased range that occurs two times a month and the new and full moons |
| neap tide | tide of minimum range that occurs during the first and third quarters of the moon |
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mrslail