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Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| astronamy | the study of the stars, moon and sun
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| solstice | 2 says each year when the noon sun is over head at either 23.5 degrees north or south
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| latitude | a measurment of distance from the equator expressed in degrees north or south
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| equinox | 2 days of the year when the noon sun is directly overhead at the equator
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| vernal equinox | spring equinox (occurs aroubd march 21st)
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| autumnal equinox | fall equinox (occurs around september 23rd)
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| rotation | an object spinning on its axis
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| revolution | the movement of one object around another
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| orbit | the path an object takes as it revolves around another object
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| phases | different shapes of the moon you see from earth
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| eclipse | when an object in space comes between the sun and a 3rd object
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| solar eclipse | when the moon passes between the earth and sun
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| umbra | darkest part of the moon
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| penumbra | largest part of the moon's shadow
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| lunar eclipse | when earth is directly between the moon and the sun. (occurs at a full moon)
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| tides | the rise and fall of water
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| gravity | the force pulls the moon and the earth towards each other.
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| spring tides | tides with the greatest difference between high and low tides.
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| neap tides | tides with the least difference between high and low tides
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