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Dark areas of hardened lava on Moon

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Maria

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Dark,central region of a shadow during an eclipse

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Umbra

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3
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Lighter shadow during an eclipse

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Penumbra

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4
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The motion of one body around another

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Revolution

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Sunlight shines equally on both hemispheres daylight and darkness hours are equal everywhere on Earth

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Equinox

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Sunlight at its maxium in one hemisphere and minimum in opposite hemisphere

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Solstice

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7
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Imaginary line about which Earth turns (spins)

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Axis of rotation

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