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science
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observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of phenomena
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observation
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using your 5 senses to help describe what is happening
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identification
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using physical properties/characteristics (color, density, reporduction, harness - minerals, crystal size - rocks)
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description
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using observation and identification to convey meaning
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experiments
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using a procedure to test a problem or hypothesis
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theory
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using observational data to create ideas about why something is happening
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Revolution
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when an object moves around another object (orbit)
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terminator
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the "line" that separates the light and dark
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diurnal
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the sun, moon, stars appear to move east to west
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rotation
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when an object spins on its axis
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latitude
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invisible lines above and below the equator (horizontal)
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hemisphere
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one half of a sphere or globe
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What phase?
0% illuminated |
New Moon
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What phase?
25% illuminated |
waxing crescent
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What phase?
50% illuminated |
First Quarter
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What phase?
75% Illuminated |
Waxing Gibbous
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What phase?
100% illuminated |
Full moon
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What phase?
75% illuminated |
Waning Gibbous
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What phase?
50% illuminated |
Last Quarter (third quarter also acceptable)
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What phase?
25% illuminated |
Waning Crescent
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What type of eclipse?
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Lunar
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What type of eclipse?
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Solar
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lunar eclipse
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when the shadow of the Earth lands on the moon (must be FULL moon phase)
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solar eclipse
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when the shadow of the moon falls on the Earth (must be NEW moon phase)
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umbra
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the darkest part of the shadow of an eclipse
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penumbra
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a shadow that isn't completely shaded from the sun (light from a different area shines on the shadow)
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lunar eclipse
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when the shadow of the Earth lands on the moon (must be FULL moon phase)
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solar eclipse
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when the shadow of the moon falls on the Earth (must be NEW moon phase)
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umbra
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the darkest part of the shadow of an eclipse
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penumbra
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a shadow that isn't completely shaded from the sun (light from a different area shines on the shadow)
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Astronomical Unit (AU)
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The average distance between the Earth and the Sun
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terrestrial planet
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(inner planet) a dense planet with a rocky surface
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gas giant
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(outer planet) a planet without a known solid surface, made of mostly of gas.
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retrograde motion
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spinning backwards (Venus)
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