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Investigation 2

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crescent Moon   the curved shape of the visible part of the Moon just before and after a new Moon  
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first-quarter Moon   a phase of the Moon in the lunar cycle halfway between a new Moon and a full Moon  
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full Moon   the phase of the Moon when all of the sunlit side of the Moon is visible from Earth  
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gibbous Moon   The shape of the Moon when it appears to be more than a quarter but not yet full and when it is less than full but not quite a third quarter.  
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lunar cycle   the 4-week period during which the Moon orbits Earth one time and goes through all of its phases  
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Moon   Earth’s natural satellite  
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new Moon   the phase of the Moon when the sunlit side of the Moon is not visible from Earth  
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night sky   the time when the sky is dark and certain astronomical objects can be observed, such as the Moon, stars, and planets.  
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phase   the shape of the visible part of the Moon  
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star   a huge sphere of hydrogen and helium gas that radiates heat and light  
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third-quarter Moon   a phase of the Moon in the lunar cycle halfway between the full Moon and the new Moon  
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waning Moon   getting smaller  
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waxing Moon   getting bigger  
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predict   saying what you think will happen  
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property   A characteristic that describes a substance, such as color, size, shape or texture  
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classify   organizing things into groups based on attributes  
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observe   when you see something happen or you look carefully to find out what will happen  
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compare   identifying ways that things are the same  
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model   an explanation or representation of an object, system, or process that cannot be easily seen or studied  
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procedure   doing something a particular way, following steps  
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claim   when you say something is true  
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evidence   something you believe to be true because you saw, experienced, or read about it  
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reason   thinking about something in an orderly, logical way  
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