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moons
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Science
7th Grade
02/05/2012

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PHASES
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The different appearances of the moon
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LUNA
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What is Earth's moon called
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MECURY AND VENUS
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What are the 2 planets that do NOT have a moon
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4.6 BILLION YEARS
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How old is the moon
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SATELLITES
Definition
Natural OR artificial bodies that revolve around larger bodies
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ECLIPSE
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When the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
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the MOON
Definition
What is Earth's natural satellite
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WANING
Definition
When the sunlit part of the moon is getting SMALLER, the moon is ___________
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WAXING
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When the sunlit part of the moon is getting LARGER, the moon is ________________
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TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE
Definition
When the moon's disk COMPLETELY covers the sun, and you can only see the sun's corona
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ANNULAR ECLIPSE
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During this type of eclipse the the moon is farther away from earth so a THIN RING of sunlight shows around the outer edge of the moon.
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LUNAR ECLIPSE
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When Earth's shadow falls on the moon.
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SOLAR ECLIPSE
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When the MOON'S  shadow falls on the Earth
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NEW moon→WAXING crescent→First quarter→Waxing Gibbous→

 

FULL moon→Waning gibbous→Last quarter→Waning crescent→New Moon

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