Science - Chapter 11
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axis
an imaginary line that passes through a planet’s center and its north and south poles, about which the planet rotates
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rotation
the spinning motion of a planet on its axis
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revolution
the movement of an object around another object
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orbit
the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
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gravity
the attractive force between objects; the force that moves objects downhill
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mass
a measure of how much matter is in an object
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inertia
the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
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eclipse
the partial or total blocking of one object in space by another
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umbra
the darkest part of a shadow
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penumbra
the part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part
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tides
the periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean
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the earth’s tilt on its axis
the reasons earth has seasons
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solstice
When the sun appears farthest North of the equator once each year and farthest south once each year
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Northern Hemisphere summer solstice (the sun is farthest North)
June 21
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North Hemisphere winter solstice (the sun is farthest South)
December 21
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equinox
when neither hemisphere is tilted towards the sun; means “equal night”
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March 21 and September 22
equinox dates
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how the moon phases start
new moon
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left
the way the moon shines in a waning phase
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right
the way the moon shines in a waxing phase
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a month
how long it takes to go through all moon phases
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Solar eclipse
occurs when the moon passes directly between Earth and the sun
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lunar eclipse
occurs when the earth is between the sun and moon
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what causes a spring tide
a new moon and full moon
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how high tides are in a spring tide
higher than usual
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how low tides are in a spring tide
lower than usual
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spring tide
tides with the biggest difference between consecutive low and high tides
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what causes a neap tide
first quarter and third quarter moon
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how high tides are in a neap tide
lower than usual
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how low tides are in a neap tide
higher than usual
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neap tide
tides with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides
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