Unit 5: Earth-Sun-Moon Vocabulary Flashcards

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Eclipse

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The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another

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Rotation

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The spinning of Earth on its axis

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Revolution

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The movement of an object around another object

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Tide

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The periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean

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Neap Tide

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Weaker tides are caused by the sun and moon being in different positions

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Spring Tide

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Greater difference in tides because the moon and sun are aligned

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Lunar Eclipse

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The earth blocks light from hitting the moon

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Solar Eclipse

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The moon goes between the sun and earth and blocks the sun

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Waning

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(of the moon) when the amount of surface of the moon is decreasing

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Waxing

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(of the moon) when the amount of surface of the moon is increasing