Moon

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Satellite

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Any object that travels around another object in space

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Mass

Back 2

Measurement of the amount of matter an object has

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Mare

Back 3

Actually a large , flat land area, or plain, on the surface of the moon

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Rille

Back 4

Deep valley or trench that runs along the lunar surface

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Craters

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The most prominent features on the moons surface are hollowed-out places

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Rays

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Some craters have light- color streaks

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Orbit

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The path the moon takes around the earth

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Ellipse

Back 8

Instead it is an ellipse which is like a slightly flattered circle

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Rotation

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Each compete spin of the moon on its axis

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Phase

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A phase identifies how much of the near side of the moon is lit by the sun as seen from earth

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Waxing

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After the noon a small lit sliver of the moon appears and begins waxing or growing larger

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Gibbous

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Between the first quarter and full moon the shape of lit part

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Waning

Back 13

The lit part of the moon begin waning or shrinking

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Eclipse

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When one object passes into the shadow of another object the event

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Revolution

Back 15

Each complete trip of the moon around the earth

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Crescent

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This narrow sliver of the moons circle shape