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| spin | rotation
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| orbit | revoluton
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| different times of the year summer, winter, spring, fall | seasons
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| is the angle between an object's rotational axis, and its orbital axis, or, equivalently, the angle between its equatorial plane and orbital plane. | axial tilt
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| An eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow | lunar eclipse
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| An eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon | solar eclipse
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| a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon | neap tide
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| highest tide there is | spring tide
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| moon is closest to the sun. also known as no moon | new moon
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| we see a full white moon. moon is opposite of the sun | full moon
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| right half of the moon is lit. creates a neap tide | first quarter
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| left half of the moon is lit. creates a neap tide | third quarter
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| Have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, increasing its apparent size. | waxing
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| Have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size | waning
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| moon looks like a banana. the right side is lit inbetween new moon and first quarter | waxing crescent
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| almost a full circle but not there yet. in between a first quarter and full moon | waxing gibbous
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| like a waxing crescent just the left side is lit. in between a third quarter and new moon | waning crescent
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| like a waxing gibbous just the left side is lit | waning gibbous
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| A long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore | wave
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| The alternate rising and falling of the sea | tide
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| The dark central part of a sunspot. | umbra
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| The shadow cast by the earth or moon over an area experiencing a partial eclipse | penumbre
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| An eclipse in which the whole of the disk of the sun or moon is obscured. | total eclipse
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| an eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially obscured | partial eclipse
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| the north star. Earth's axis points to the star | polaris
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