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Moon Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| lunar eclipse | When the Earth blocks the sunlight from reaching the moon, causing the moon to look dark. |
| solar eclipse | When the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, blocking the sunlight from reaching Earth, and blocking our view of the sun. |
| revolve | To move in a circular course, as the Earth moves around the sun. |
| rotate | To spin. |
| axis | The imaginary line that passes through a rotating body, such as the moon and the Earth. |
| orbit | The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space. |
| year | The amount of time it takes for the Earth to move around the sun. |
| month | The amount of time it takes for the moon to move around the Earth. |