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Sun, Moon, and Earth
terms about day/night and seasons
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Science
3rd Grade
02/06/2013

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Term
axis
Definition
imaginary line going through the center of the earth from the north pole to the south pole
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rotation
Definition
Earth spinning on its axis
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revolution
Definition
Earth's movement around the sun
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Earth's rotation
Definition
causes us to have day and night
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Earth revolving
Definition
causes us to have seasons
Term
24 hours/one day
Definition
how long it takes Earth to make one full rotation
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365 days/one year
Definition
how long it takes Earth to make one full revolution
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a month
Definition
about how long it takes the moon to go through each of its phases
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new moon
Definition
we do not see any light reflected
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full moon
Definition
the whole side of the moon reflecting the sun is toward the earth
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