6 Science - Planets Flashcards

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1
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The line on which an object rotates

A

Rotation axis

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2
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Is a day when earths rotation axis is the leaning along earth’s orbit

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Equinox

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3
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Is a day when earth’s rotation axis is the most forward or away from the sun

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Solstice

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4
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A spinning motion

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Rotation

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5
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The motion of one object around the other

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Revolution

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6
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Bright streaks of light around the craters

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Rays

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7
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The impact of many objects

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Highlands

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8
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When objects from space crashed into the moon

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Craters

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9
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Large dark flat areas

A

Maria

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10
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When the entire moon moves through earths umbra

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Solar eclipse

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11
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When the entire moon moves through earths umbra

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Total lunar eclipse

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12
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The lighter part of a shadow where light is blocked

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Penumbra

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13
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The central,darker part of a shadow where light is blocked

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Umbra

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14
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When only part of the moon passes through earths umbra

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Partial lunar eclipse

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15
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Occur at the tidal bulges

A

High tides

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16
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Occur between high tides

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Low tides

17
Q

The daily rise and fall of sea level

A

Tides

18
Q

Weaker on one side, strong on the other

A

Tidal bulges

19
Q

When large objects hit the earth it formed

A

Moon

20
Q

Giant ball of hot gas

A

The sun

21
Q

When the suns and moons gravitational effects combine

A

Spring tides

22
Q

When the sun,earth,and the moon form a right angle

A

Neap tides

23
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New moon,first quarter,full moon, last quarter

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4 lunar cycle phases

24
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When sunlight illuminates only the Moon’s near side – the side that always faces Earth – we call that a full moon. The rest of the month, we see a different amount of the daytime side of the Moon each day

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How the 4 lunar cycle phase works

25
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The earth’s spin axis is tilted with respect to its orbital plane.

A

Earths tilt and seasons

26
Q

keeps Earth in orbit around it

A

Sun’s gravity and the earth