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| Rotation | The spinning of Earth on its axis.
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| Revolution | The circular movement of the Earth around the Sun.
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| Axis | The imaginary line that goes through the North and South poles.
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| Equator | The imaginary line around the Earth that divides it into North & South Poles
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| Tilt | To make soething slope by raising one end.
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| Hemisphere | The two halves of the Earth created by the Equator. (Northern & Southern)
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| Seasons | Caused by Earth's tilt on it's axis.
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| Axial Tilt | The angle the rotational axis and the orbital axis.
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| Lunar Eclipse | When Earth moves between the moon and sun, and the moon is not visible.
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| Solar Eclipse | When the moon moves between the Earth and sun and completely covers the sun.
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| Neap Tide | A 1st or 3rd Quarter moon is needed for this tide. It happens when the sun, moon, and earth form a right angle. This tide is also very low.
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| Spring Tide | A full or new moon is needed for this tide. The moon, sun, & Earth must all be in a straight line for this tide to take place. It is a very high tide.
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| New Moon | 1st phase of the moon, the sun is behind the moon.
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| Full Moon | 5th phase of the moon; the sun is right in front of the moon.
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| First Quarter | 3rd moon phase; the right half of the moon is lit up.
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| Third Quarter | 7th moon phase; the left half of the moon is lit up.
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| Waxing | Term used when the lit portion of the moon is getting bigger.
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| Waning | Term used when the lit portion of the moon is getting smaller.
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| Waxing Crescent | 2nd phase of the moon; a sliver of the moon is lit on the right side.
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| Waxing Gibbous | 4th phase of the moon; a large portion of the moon is lit on the right side; almost full but not quite yet.
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| Waning Crescent | 8th phase of the moon; almost a new moon. A sliver of the moon is lit on the left side.
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| Waning Gibbous | 6th phase of the moon; the moon is now getting smaller, but a large portion of the left side of the moon is still lit up.
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| Wave | A long body of water that curls up and then breaks on the shore.
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| Tide | The rising and falling of the sea that has to do with the Earth's gravitational pull.
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| Umbra | The complete shadow cast on the Earth by an eclipse. You can only see an eclipse if you are in it during an eclipse.
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| Penumbra | A less dark shadow outside the umbra made during an eclipse.
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| Total Eclipse | An eclipse where the whole sun or moon covered.
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| Partial Eclipse | An eclipse where the sun or moon is only partialy covered.
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| Polaris | The "north star". The Earth's axis always points to it.
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