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Schrift - wk 3.1 Earth

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Astronomy   the study of the moons, stars and other objects in space  
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Axis   an imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South Poles, about which the Earth rotates  
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Rotation   The spinning motion of a planet about its axis  
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Revolution   The movement of an object around another object  
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Orbit   The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space  
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Phase   One of the different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth  
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Eclipse   The partian or total blocking of one object by another  
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Solar Eclipse   The blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is between the sun and Earth  
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Lunar eclipse   The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and moon  
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Tide   The rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean  
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Gravity   The attractive force between two objects, how much force depends on their masses and the distance between them  
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Telescope   A device built to study distance objects by making them appear closer  
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Crater   A round pit n the moon's surface  
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The cause of seasons   Tilt of the Earth  
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atmosphere   the layer of air that surrounds the Earth like a blanket, is made up of a mixture of gases plus small amounts of tiny solids and liquids, and keeps temperatures on Earth just right to support life.  
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greenhouse effect   a natural heating process that occurs when certain gases (carbon-dioxide) and water vapor in Earth's atmosphere trap heat.  
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global warming   an increase in earth's average temperature that has occurred over the last 100 years because too much carbon dioxide stops the Earth’s heat from going through the atmosphere and into space  
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Why does earth have seasons?   because the earth is tilted on its axis, causing parts of earth to be closer to the sun at different times throughout the year  
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Climate   the pattern of weather that occurs in an area over many years  
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the time it takes the Earth to revolove around the sun on time   one year  
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How many days are in one year?   365  
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