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study guide: earth and moon
earth and moon
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Science
8th Grade
02/15/2012

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True or False
Definition
Earth rotates on its axis about once every year.
Term
True or False
Definition
Night and day on Earth are caused by Earth's revolution around the sun.
Term
True or False
Definition
A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth's shadow falls on the moon.
Term
Day and Night
Definition
What are day and night caused by?
Term
Revolution
Definition
One complete revolution of earth around the sun takes about how many days?
Term
Seasons
Definition
Earth has seasons because of what?
Term
Earth's Tilt
Definition
When the North end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun, North america will experience...
Term
Phases of the Moon
Definition
What does the phase of the moon that you see depend on?
Term
What do you see from a new moon phase to a full moon phase?
Definition
waxing cresent, first quarter, and a waxing gibbous.
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what has to happen for a solar eclipse to occur?
Definition
the moon is between the earth and the sun casting a shadow.
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