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| the shape of the moon at a particular time |
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when the moon is growing; between new and full |
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Waxing Cresent
The moon appears to be partly lit by direct sunlight. The fraction that is lit is increasing.
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First Quarter
One quarter of the moon appears to be lit by sunlight. The part that is lit is increasing. |
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Waxing Gibbous The moon appears to be more than a quarter lit but not fully lit by direct sunlight. The fraction that is lit is increasing. |
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Full Moon The moon's lit side is facing the Earth. The moon appears to be completely lit by direct sunlight. |
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Wanning Gibbous The moon appears to be more than a quarter lit but not fully lit by direct sunlight. The fraction that is lit is getting smaller. |
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Last Quarter One quarter of the moon appears to be lit. The part that is lit is getting smaller. |
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Wanning Cresent Less than a quarter of the moon appears to be lit and the lit fraction is getting smaller. |
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New Moon The moon's unlit side is facing Earth. The phases start over. |
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when the moon is shrinking; between full and new.
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The moon is bigger than a quarter. |
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When the moon moves betweeen the sun and Earth and casts a shadow on the Earth. Occurs during the new moon phase. |
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When the Earth moves between the moon and the Sun and the Earth casts a shadow on the moon. |
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Although the Moon has no water, vast plains called _____________ cover large parts of its surface. |
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Rocks stricking the Moon over billions of years have formed many____________. |
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The Moon shines with light that comes from the _________ and reflects off the Moon's surface.
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The appearance and shape of the Moon as you see it from Earth is called a ______________.
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A darkening or hiding of the Sun, a planet, or a moon by another object in space is an _______________.
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A solar eclipse happens when the _______________ casts a shadow on part of Earth, and people there see the Moon move across the face of the Sun.
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A solar eclipse occurs only during the __________ phase. |
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A lunar eclipse happens when the Moon moves into and is hidden by the shadow of ________. |
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A groove in the Moon's surface is called a _______. |
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The rise and fall of the ocean's surface is the _______.
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The appearance and shape of the Moon as you see it from Earth is called a ________.
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People on Earth see different amounts of the Moon's lit half at different times of the ___________.
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As Earth _________, the tides move around the planet.
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Most places have two high tides and two ______ tides during a single day.
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The Moon has no ______________.
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Fact or opinion: Astronauts can jump higher on the Moon than on Earth.
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What two forces make Earth foolw its path around the Sun? |
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What force alone would pull Earth into the Sun?
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What force alone would move Earth in a straight line?
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Why does an object stay in orbit?
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Starting with a full Moon, what are the phases of the Mon during a month?
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New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full, Waning Gibbous, Full, Last Quarter, Waning Cresent
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In a solar eclipse, what are the positions of the Sun, the Moon, and Earth? |
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The moon is between Earth and the Sun. |
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A pull that causes the tide, or rise and fall of the ocean's surface.
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