Phases of the Moon and Seasons Flashcards

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1
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What is the first stage of the moon.

A

New Moon

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2
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What is the second stage of the moon.

A

Waxing Crescent

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3
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What is the third stage of the moon.

A

First Quarter Moon

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4
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What is the fifth stage of the moon

A

Full Moon

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5
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What is the fourth stage of the moon.

A

Waxing gibbous

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6
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What is the seventh stage of the moon

A

Third Quarter Moon

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6
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What is the sixth stage of the moon

A

Waning gibbous

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7
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What is the eight stage of the moon

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Waxing Crescent

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What is the definition of axis.

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The Imaginary line through Earth that extends from North Pole to the South Pole.

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9
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What is a cyclic pattern

A

SoSomething that involves mutliple steps and repeats

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10
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Why do seasons happen

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Because of the tilt of the earth and its position around the sun. Earth always tilts toward the north star. For example if the earth was to be in June and you were in the Northern Hemisphere the northern hemisphere receives all the light and the southern hemisphere receives little to no light

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What causes Night and Day

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The Earth orbiting around the sun and the moon orbiting around the earth.

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