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astronomy
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the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space.
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axis
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the imagenery line that passes thourgh Earth's center and the North and South poles
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rotation
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earth's spinning on its axis
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Earth's ------- on its ---- causes day and night
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rotation axis
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revolution
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the movement of one object around another.
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orbit
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Earths path as it revolves around the sun.
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how many days are in a year?
how many in a leap year? |
365.25
366 |
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latitude
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is a measerment of the distance from the equater, expressed in degrees north or south
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phases
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the different shapes of the moon you see from the Earth.
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astronomy
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the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space.
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axis
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the imagenery line that passes thourgh Earth's center and the North and South poles
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eclipse
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occers when an object in space comes between the sun and a 3rd object. and casts a shadow on that object
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rotation
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earth's spinning on its axis
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umbra
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the darkest part of a moons shadow
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Earth's ------- on its ---- causes day and night
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rotation axis
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penumbra
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is the larger larger part of the shadow
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satellite
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is any natural or artificial that revolves around an object in space
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revolution
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the movement of one object around another.
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geosynchronous orbits
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satilles that revolve around the Earth the same rate as the Earth rotates on its axis
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orbit
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Earths path as it revolves around the sun.
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how many days are in a year?
how many in a leap year? |
365.25
366 |
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maria=
craters= |
the moons surface also has dark areas
round pits |
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latitude
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is a measerment of the distance from the equater, expressed in degrees north or south
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phases
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the different shapes of the moon you see from the Earth.
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eclipse
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occers when an object in space comes between the sun and a 3rd object. and casts a shadow on that object
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umbra
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the darkest part of a moons shadow
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penumbra
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is the larger larger part of the shadow
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satellite
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is any natural or artificial that revolves around an object in space
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geosynchronous orbits
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satilles that revolve around the Earth the same rate as the Earth rotates on its axis
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maria=
craters= |
the moons surface also has dark areas
round pits |