Chapter 1 Science Earth, Moon, And Sun

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Earth's spinning on its axis is called its

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rotation

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Earth makes a complete rotation on its axis every

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24 hours

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When the south end of the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun it is winter in the

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Northern Hemisphere

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When the sun, moon, and Earth line up we have a

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Spring tide

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The darkest part of the moon's shadow is the

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umbra

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The moon's surface gets very hot in direct sunlight because

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there is no atmesphere

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The two days on which the sun is overhead at either 23.5 degrees north or south are called

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solstices

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A tide with the smallest difference between low and high tides are called a

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neap tide

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A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon is in the ___________ phase

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full moon

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Each of the two days of the year when neither hemisphere is tilted toward the sun is known a

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equinox

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In one year, Earth completes 365

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rotations

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The day in March on which the sun is overhead at noon at the equator is called the

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vernal equinox

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A ___________ occurs during a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun

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Lunar Eclipse

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When the moon is in Earth's ________________, you see a total lunar eclipse

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Umbra

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The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is

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inertia

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The pull of gravity on the surface of the moon is ____________ that of Earth

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1/6th

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The force of gravity on an object is its

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weight

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The distance between two objects and the ___________ of the objects determine the strength of the force of gravity

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mass