Earth Moon and Sun Vocabulary

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What is the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth)?

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orbit

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Front

What do we call a moon outside our solar system?

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exomoon

Front

True or False: A planet outside of our solar system is an exoplanet.

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true

Front

What is the term for the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun?

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Solar System

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Front

True or False: A moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth is a gibbous moon.

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true

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Front

What is the term for the time it takes for the Moon to complete one orbit around the Earth?

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lunar month

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What do we call the phase of the Moon when it is completely illuminated?

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full moon

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Front

What is the term for the gravitational pull that keeps the Moon in orbit around the Earth?

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gravity

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Front

What is the name of the effect that causes the Moon to appear to change shape over time?

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moon phases

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Front

What do we call the first phase of the Moon when it is not visible from Earth?

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new moon

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