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The moon's rotation is equal to what?
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period or revolution
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it's equal to something that starts with a r
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The moon's period or revolution
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27.3 days
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it's equal to the moon's rotation
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Time from one moon phase to the next
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29.5 days
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more than the period of revolution and rotation
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why is the time between the moon phase to moon phase is different to the time of revolution or rotation?
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while the earth moves in its orbit the moon has to catch up with it so it takes 2.2 days for it to catch up.
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the earth moves on it's orbit too
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How long does it take for the moon to move 13 degrees?
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50 minutes
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in minutes
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What are the phases of the moon?
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New moon
waxing cresent waxing first quarter waxing gibbus full moon waning gibbus waning third quarter waning cresent |
there are eight of them
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why does the earth only see one side of the moon?
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because the moon only spins once in its revolution
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come on!!
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If the moon is seen on 8:00pm on 11/15 when is the next time you will see the moon at the same position? why?
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(50 minutes later next day)at 8:50 pm on 11/17. wHy: those
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add something and a day
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What is the penumbra?
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one shadow
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weaker
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what is the umbra
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double shadow
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stronger
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when the moon and sun are aligned (sun moon earth) >>> light who gets the partial eclipsE?
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the people in the penumbra
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weaker
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What is an annular ecilpse?
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when the moon is the farthest away and doesnt cover the egdes of the sun
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middle
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if it is moon earth sun than what would the tides be?
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west high tide
east high tide north low tide south low tide |
h and l
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