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Science - Chapter 7 Les. 6 Vocab
Earth, Moon, and Sun
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4th Grade
02/06/2012

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Term
orbit
Definition
the path a revolving object moves along
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axis
Definition
a real or imaginary line that a spinning object turns around
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crater
Definition
a hollow area, or pit, in the ground
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rotate
Definition
to spin around
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revolve
Definition
to move around an object
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24 hours / 1 day
Definition
the amount of time it takes for the Earth to rotate once on its axis
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365 1/4 days / 1 year
Definition
the amount of time it takes the Earth to revolve around the Sun one time
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cause of day and night
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Earth's rotation
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cause of Earth's seasons
Definition
Earth's tilted axis
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Earth
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Moon or Earth: Bigger
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Earth
Definition
Moon or Earth: Gravity
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Moon
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Moon or Earth: Weigh less
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Moon
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Moon or Earth: Less Mass
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Moon AND Earth
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Moon or Earth: Variety of land (terrain)
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Earth
Definition
Moon or Earth: has air
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Name the order of moon phases starting with New Moon
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New Moon
(Waxing) Crescent Moon
First Quarter Moon
(Waxing) Gibbous Moon
Full Moon
(Waning) Gibbous Moon
Last Quarter Moon
(Waning) Crescent Moon
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