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Study Guide: Earth/Moon
Moon, Earth, Tides, Eclipse, Positions
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Science
8th Grade
02/15/2012

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Earth Rotates once on it axis every year T/F
Definition
False.
Term
Night and Day on earth are caused by earths revolution around the sun
Definition
False.
Term
A Lunar Eclipse occurs when Earths shadow falls on the moon
Definition
True.
Term
Day and Night are caused by...
Definition
Earths Rotation.
Term
One complete revolution of earth around the sun takes about...
Definition
365 1/4 days.
Term
Earth has seasons because...
Definition
The Axis is tilted 23.5 degrees.
Term
When the North end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun, North America will experience...
Definition
Summer.
Term
The phase of the moon you see depends on...
Definition
Its position.
Term
To new moon phase to full moon phase what do you see?
Definition
Waxing Crescent, 1st Quarter, Waxing Gibbous.
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For a solar eclipse to occur...
Definition
The moon must be in between the sun and the earth.
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