Earth, Moon, & Sun
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| A complete trip along an orbit | revolution
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| time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis | 24 hrs or a day
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| the spinning of a body on its axis | rotation
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| the path a body follows as it travels around another body in space | orbit
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| when the shadow of one celestial body falls on another | eclipse
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| different appearances of the moon due to its changing position | phases
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| this causes day and night | Earth's rotation
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| the daily change in the level of the ocean waters | tides
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| when the moon appears to be getting larger | waxing
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| when the moon appears to be getting smaller | waning
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| differences of levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide | tidal range
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| when the Earth's shadow falls on the moon | lunar eclipse
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| when the moon comes between the Earth and the sun | solar eclipse
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| the phase of the moon when there is no visible moon in the sky | new moon
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| tides with largest daily tidal range that occur at new moon and full moon | spring tide
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| tides with smallest daily tidal range that occur at 1st & 3rd quarter moon | neap tide
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| the approximate amount of time it takes the moon to revolve around the Earth | a month
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| The amount of time it takes the Earth to revolve around Sun | a year
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| The word lunar refers to this | moon
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| the solar refers to this | sun
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| the Earth's tilt and revolution around the sun are the main causes of this | seasons
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| The Northern and southern hemispheres have seasons that are ________ | reversed or opposite
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| The Earth rotates in this direction | counterclockwise
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| The season of the northern hemisphere that has the most direct sunlight | summer
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| This is responsible for the amount of daylight hours we experience | latitude (distance north or south of the equator)
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| The side of the Earth facing the moon is experiencing what tide? | high
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| The moon has the strongest pull on this side of the Earth | the side facing the moon.
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