earths place in the universe Flashcards

1
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an imaginary line an object turns around

A

axis

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2
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Pm- Afternoon
Am-Before noon

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Day/night

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3
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The movement of an object in a circular motion

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Rotation

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4
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A repeating path that one object in space takes around another

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Orbit

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5
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A dark shape made when an object blocks light

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Shadow

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6
Q

a circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern

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Cycle

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7
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Perfectly round symmetrical like a ball

A

Sphere

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8
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the angle of the earths axis this causes seasons

A

tilt

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9
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The first phase of the moon. we can’t see it

A

New moon

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10
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The second phase of the moon. we can see only one quarter of the moon

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Crescent moon

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11
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The third phase of the moon. we can only see half of the moons surface

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Quarter moon

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12
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The fourth phase of the moon. we can only see 3 quarters

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Gibbous moon

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13
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The firth stage of the moon we can see the the whole moon

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Full moon

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14
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The eight phases of the moon its 29/1/2 days long

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Lunar cycle

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