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Phases of the moon Flashcards

1
Q

When the moon appears completely dark the phase is a

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New moon

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2
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As the lit up portion of the moon appear smaller and smaller we call it a

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Waning moon

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3
Q

What side of the Moon can we see from earth

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Near side

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4
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Waxing moon means

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Moon is getting bigger

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5
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Wanning moon means

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Moon is getting smaller

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6
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As the moon changes from full moon to new moon it is

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Waning

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7
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As the moon changes from a new moon to a full moon it is

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Waxing

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8
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Star is a giant ball of

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Hot glowing gases

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9
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Axis an imaginary

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Line around which earth spins

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10
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Rotation is

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One complete Spin on the axis

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11
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The earth makes a complete rotation every

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24 hours

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12
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Shadows form when

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Light hits an object

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13
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Do you need three things to have a shadow

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Light, object, surface

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14
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The size and direction of the shadow change

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During the day

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15
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Earths axis is

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Tilted

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16
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Earth makes one revolution around the sun every what?

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Every year

17
Q

Winter has

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Long nights shorter days

18
Q

Spring has

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Equal time for a day and night

19
Q

Summer has

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long days shorter night

20
Q

Fall has

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Equal day and nights

21
Q

The moon rotates on its axis and

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Revolves around the earth

22
Q

The moon revolves and rotates about the same rate it takes how many days to do both actions

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27 days

23
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The lunar eclipse is when the earth blocks the moon light that it gets from the

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Sun

24
Q

A telescope is a tool that

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Magnifies objects that are far away

25
Q

Constellation is

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Group of stars that make a picture

26
Q

Reflect means

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Bounces off

27
Q

Refract means

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Bend light

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