Phases, Eclipses, Tides & Seasons

the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space.

• Astrophysics

• Astronomy

• Astronaut

• Meteorology

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

the two days of the year on which the noon sun is directly overhead at either 23.5° south or 23.5° north. ^{Either the longest or shortest day of the year.}

• Equinox

• Solar Eclipse

• Penumbra

• Solstice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the darkest part of a shadow.

• Penumbra

• Umbra

• Eclipse

• Solstice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

a description of the solar system in which all of the planets revolve around the Earth.

• Heliocentric

• Copernician

• Geocentric

• Inertia

the blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is between the sun and Earth.

• Equinox

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

• Solstice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part.

• Penumbra

• Phase

• Eclipse

• Umbra

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the movement of an object around another object (year).

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Inertia

• penumbra

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

One of the different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth.

• Lunar Eclipse

• Rotation

• Gravity

• Phases

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and moon.

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

• Solstice

• Orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

a description of the solar system in which all of the planets revolve around the sun.

• Gravity

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

• Orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4