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Earth and Moon`
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20
Science
8th Grade
02/15/2012

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Term
Earth rotates on its axis about once every year
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false
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Night and day on earth are caused by Earth's revoltuion around the sun
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False
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A lunar eclipse occurs when earth's shadow falls on the Moon
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false
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Day and Night are caused by
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Earths rotation
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One complete revolution of the earth around the sun takes about
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365 1/4 days
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Earth has seasons because....
Definition
the earths axis and its revolution around the sun
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when the north end of Earth's axis is tilted towards the sun, North America will be having....
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summer
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The phase of the moon you see depends on......

 

Definition
the amount of sunlight reflected from the sun
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From new moon phase to full moon phase you see...
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the waxing cresent, first quarter, and waxing gibbous
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for a solar eclipse to occur....
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the moon is directly between the sun and the earth
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During what phase can a lunar eclipse happen
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full moon
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When are tides the highest
Definition
spring tide
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tides are caused mainly by
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the moon's gravity
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Scientist think that the moon was created by........
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when an object the size of mars impacted earth it broke of a piece of earth and thus became the moon
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Earth's rotation takes about
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24 hours
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An equinox occurs when.......
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day and night cycle becomes equal
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Because the moon rotate once for each revolution around the sun you only see.....
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you only see one side of the earth
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NEAP TIDE
 
Definition
The tide with the lest difference in high and low tide. Happens when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other
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the amount of lighted side of the moon you can see is the same during...
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each moon phase
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which are you more likley to see occur lunare
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lunar eclipse becaue
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