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Moon Vocabulary
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Science
5th Grade
09/14/2009

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Term
revolve
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to circle around something
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axis
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a real or imaginary line around which something turns
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satellite
Definition
an object that travels around a larger object
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phases
Definition
different visible shapes of the moon
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moonlight
Definition
the reflected light from the sun
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waning
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to grow gradually smaller or less
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rotate
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to turn around a center point
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waxing
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to increase in apparent size
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gravitation
Definition
a pulling force that draws objects together
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gibbous
Definition
when you can see more than half, but not all of the moon
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