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Words for astronomy test tomorrowww~

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phase   One of the different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth  
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eclipse   The partial 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 and the Earth (must be a new moon to occur)  
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umbra   The darkest part of a shadow  
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penumbra   The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part  
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lunar eclipse   The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon (must be a full moon to occur)  
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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; its magnitude depends on their masses and the distance between them  
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spring tide   A tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides  
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neap tide   A tide with the least difference between low and high tides  
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