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Earth in the Universe Voc

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show The time it takes for Earth to complete one full rotation on its axis/ The time it takes for Earth to complete one full revolution of the Sun.  
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show An event when the shadow of one celestial body falls on another.  
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show An oval; a curve on a plane that surrounds two focal points.  
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show An imaginary line drawn around the Earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres. This line of latitude lies at 0 degrees  
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Equinox   show
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Hemisphere   show
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show These imaginary lines run east to west around the globe and are parallel to the equator.  
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Longitude   show
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show When the Earth comes between the Sun and the moon and the shadow of the Earth falls on the Moon.  
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show The results of the Moon and Sun working against each other's pull.  
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show The path that a body follows around another body in space.  
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show The lighter portion of the shadow during an eclipse,  
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show The different appearances of the moon due to its changing position.  
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Revolution   show
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Rotation   show
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Seasons   show
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Solar Eclipse   show
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Solstice   show
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show The result of the moon and Sun working together to exert more pull on the Earth's oceans.  
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show The periodic rise and fall of the water level in Earth's oceans.  
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Umbra   show
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show When the moon appears to get smaller.  
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show When the moon appears to get larger.  
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