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19 Cards in this Set
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Occurs when the sunisdiretly over the equator
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Equanox
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rotation
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earths spinning that causes day and night
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solstice that occurs in December in the southern hemisphere
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Summer
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round three dimensional objet whos surface at all points is the same distance from its center
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sphere
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ellipse
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shape of earths orbit
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winter
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solstice that occurs in december in the northern hemisphere
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day
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time it takes earth to rotate on its axis
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soltice
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occurs when the sun raches its greatest distance north or south of the equator
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When the mon is betewwn the earth and the sun and the sun cannot be seen
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New moon
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When all of the moons surface that faces the earth is lit up
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full moon
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waning moon pase in which only one half of the lighted side of the moon can be seen from earth
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Third Qurter
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an enlongated,clsed curve
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ellipse
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reached when the suns position is directly over the earths equator
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equinox
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when the ammount of the moons lighted side that can be seen become smaller
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wning
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when the ammount of the moons lighted surface seen on earths inceases
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Waxing
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when the earths shadow falls on the moon
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lunar eclipse
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hollow area formed on the moon by and object striking its surface
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impat basin
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waxing moon hase in whichone half of the mons lighted side can be seen from earth
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first quarter
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dark-colored, reatilvey flat regions of the moon
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maria
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