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Earth Moon Sun Vocab

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Across
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One of the 12 named periods of time that a year is divided into
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The dark central part of a hotspot
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The vertical distance between high and low tide.
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An event in which one astronomical object is lined-up with another
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The idea that the earth is at the center of the universe
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To cause to lean
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An eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon
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An eclipse where the moon appears darkened as it passes through Earths shadow
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A tide just after the new or full moon
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The process of merging two things together
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A colorless and odorless flammable gas.
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The time taken by a planet to make one revolution around the sun.
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The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
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The shadow cast by the earth over the moon
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When the moon is closest to the Earth
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When the illuminated area of the moon is decreasing
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A tide just after the first and third quarters of the moon
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The idea that the sun is at the center of the universe
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A celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet
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One full rotation of the earth on its axis
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A time when the moon presents a particular recurring appearance
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A patch appearing from time to time on the suns surface
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The time at which the sun crosses the celestial equator.
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When the moon is farthest away from the Earth
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When the moons illumination is increasing.