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33 Cards in this Set
- Front
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EQUATOR |
IMAGINARY LINE THAT DIVIDES THE EARTH IN TWO HALVES |
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MOON |
NATURAL SATELLITE OF EARTH |
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CELESTIAL |
FOUND IN SPACE |
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PHASE |
A STAGE IN A PROCESS |
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CRESCENT |
A SLIVER OF THE MOON IS VISIBLE |
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GIBBOUS |
A MAJORITY OF THE MOON IS VISIBLE |
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QUARTER |
HALF OF THE SIDE OF THE MOON IS VISIBLE |
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FULL |
ALL OF THE MOON IS VISIBLE |
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NEW |
NONE OF THE MOON IS VISIBLE |
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WAXING |
THE VISIBLE PART OF THE MOON IS GETTING BIGGER |
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WANING |
THE VISIBLE PART OF THE MOON IS GETTING SMALLER |
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ROTATION/ROTATE |
SPINNING IN PLACE ON AN AXIS |
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GRAVITY |
FORCE THAT ATTRACTS AN OBJECT WITH MASS TO ANOTHER OBJECT WITH MASS |
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TIDES |
RISING AND FALLING OF THE LEVEL OF THE OCEAN |
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ECLIPSE |
WHEN ONE OBJECT IN SPACE PASSES BETWEEN A SOURCE OF LIGHT |
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LUNAR ECLIPSE |
MOON APPEARS DARK AS IT PASSES INTO EARTH'S SHADOW |
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SOLAR ECLIPSE |
SUN APPEARS DARK AS THE MOON PASSES BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE SUN |
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AXIS |
IMAGINARY LINE THAT SOMETHING ROTATES AROUND |
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SEASONS |
PART OF THE YEAR MARKED BY SPECIFIC WEATHER PATTERNS AND NUMBER OF DAYLIGHT HOURS |
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HEMISPHERE |
HALF OF EARTH |
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PLANET |
BODY IN SPACE MOVING IN ORBIT AROUND A STAR |
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ORBIT |
CIRCULAR PATH OF AN OBJECT IN SPACE AROUND ANOTHER OBJECT |
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SATELLITE |
BODY IN SPACE THAT IS ORBITING |
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ASTEROID |
SMALL ROCKY BODY ORBITING THE SUN |
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METEOR |
SMALL BODY OF MATTER FROM SPACE THAT ENTERS EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE |
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ATMOSPHERE |
GASES THAT SURROUND A PLANET |
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SPACE RACE |
COMPETITION BETWEEN COUNTRIES TO MAKE ACHIEVEMENTS IN SPACE EXPLORATION |
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PROBE |
UNMANNED EXPLORATORY SPACECRAFT USED TO EXPLORE SPACE |
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SPACE STATION |
ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE WHERE ASTRONAUTS LIVE WHILE IN SPACE |
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TELESCOPE |
TECHNOLOGY USED TO MAKE DISTANT OBJECTS APPEAR CLOSER |
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SOLAR SYSTEM |
COLLECTION OF PLANETS AND THEIR MOONS THAT ORBIT THE SUN |
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GALAXY |
COLLECTION OF SOLAR SYSTEMS HELD TOGETHER BY GRAVITY |
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REVOLUTION/REVOLVE |
MOVING IN A CIRCULAR MOTION AROUND SOMETHING |
