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| The spinning motion of a planet about it's axis |
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| The movement of an object around another object |
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| the force of attraction between all masses in the universe |
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| Inertia is the resistance an object has to a change in its state of motion |
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| the path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another |
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| Rays from a light source that do not directly hit the object |
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| Rays from a light source that directly hit the object |
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| the amount of energy transmitted |
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| a period of time containing 365 or 366 days |
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| time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis |
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| The imaginary line through a planet or other celestial objects. |
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| having the earth as the center of the solar system |
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| having the Sun as the center of the solar system |
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| When light sweeps right to left |
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| When dark sweeps right to light |
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| the tide when the water is highest |
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| the tide when the water is lowest |
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| The tide with the most variation in water level |
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| tide with the smallest tidal range |
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| one celestial body obscures another |
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| When the moon blocks out the sun |
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| When the earth blocks out the moon |
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| a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light |
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| a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra |
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