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Motion of Earth, Moon, and Sun
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Science
8th Grade
11/14/2014

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axis
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the point on which a planet rotates
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constellations
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a pattern the stars form in the night sky
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coriolis effect
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the deflection of all moving particles of mater
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eclipse
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the complete or partial blocking of light
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Foucault pendulum
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a freely swinging pendulum whose path appears to change in a predictable manner
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geocentric model
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the model of the solar system that puts the earth at the center of the solar system
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heliocentric model
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the model of the solar system that puts the sun at the center of the solar system
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local time
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time based on the rotation of earth
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phases of the moon
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a varying part of the light on the moon
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tides
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the level of the ocean at various points of times
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time zones
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the 24 different periods of time around the world
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