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21 Cards in this Set
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revolution |
A complete orbit around an object. |
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rotation |
Complete turn about an axis. |
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lunar eclipse
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The partial or complete hiding of the Moon as it passes through Earth’s shadow
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phases |
The shape of the Moon’s appearance, which changes in a monthly cycle |
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solar eclipse |
The partial or complete hiding of the Sun as the Moon passes between Earth and the sun |
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umbra |
The dark inner region of the shadow |
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neap tides |
A mild tide occurring during the first- and third-quarter Moon phases |
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spring tides |
Strong tide during the full and new Moon phases |
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tidal bulges |
When oceans stick out at the sides of Earth as the moon rotates |
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tidal range |
Difference between high tide and low tide |
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tides |
A daily change in ocean level at shorelines caused by the pull of the Moon’s gravity on Earth’s oceans |
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flood tides |
water moves from low to high |
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ebb tides |
water moves from high to low |
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asterisms |
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solstices |
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corona |
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constellations |
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equinoxes |
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satellite |
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penumbra |
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axis |
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