Sci Patterns of Change: Seasons and Moon Phases Vocab Test wk 17

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What is a season?

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A season is a time of year with a distinct pattern of temperature and sunlight.

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What is a moon phase?

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A moon phase is the changing apparent shape of the moon as seen from Earth.

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What is a quarter moon?

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A quarter moon is a moon phase when half of the moon's surface is lit.

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What is a new moon?

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A new moon is a moon phase in which the moon's visible surface is NOT lit.

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What is a full moon?

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A full moon is a moon phase when the entire face of the moon is illuminated.

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What is an orbit?

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An orbit is the path that an object takes as it moves around another object in space.

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What is an axis?

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An axis is an imaginary line around which an object rotates.

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What is a sequence?

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A sequence is an order or arrangement of events or objects.

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What is a pattern?

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A pattern is a repeated or regular arrangement of elements.

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What causes the different moon phases?

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Different moon phases are caused by the changing positions of the Earth, moon, and sun.