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Glencoe chapter 6.1 - 6.3
Vocabulary from chapter 6
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Science
6th Grade
03/03/2013

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Axis
Definition
An imaginary vertical line through the earth
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Ellipse
Definition
An elongated closed curve
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Equinox
Definition
Sun is directly above the equator
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Full moon
Definition
All of the moon is visible
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Impact basin
Definition
Depression left by objects striking the moon
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Lunar eclipse
Definition
When the earth is between the moon and the sun
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Maria
Definition
Flat dark regions on the moon
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Moon phases
Definition
Different forms the moon takes in appearance from the earth
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New moon
Definition
When the moon is between earth and the sun, can't be seen
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Revolution
Definition
The yearly orbit around the sun
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Rotation
Definition
Spinning of the earth on its axis
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Solar eclipse
Definition
When the moon is directly between the sun and earth
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Solstice
Definition
Sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator
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Sphere
Definition
A round three-dimensional object
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Waning
Definition
Phases when the moon begins to be less visible
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Waxing
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The moon begins to be in the more visible phases
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