Moon Phases
Seasons
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What is a new moon?
The phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and visible from Earth.
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what is a summer solstice?
when the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, which causes summer and longer days
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what is the sun?
the sun is a star that the planets revolve around and they receive light and heat from this star
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What is the definition of terminator?
the dividing line between the illuminated and unillminated part of the moon
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Which planets have rings?
Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
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What is a full moon?
A lunar phase that occurs when the moon is completely illuminated.
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what is a winter solstice?
When the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, which causes winter and longer nights.
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what is a hemisphere?
there are four on the earth aka western, eastern, northern, southern
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what is the definition of axis?
the line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns
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Does the moon rotate?
Yes
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What is a first quarter?
50% is illuminated it appears after a waxing crescent, before a waxing gibbous.
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What is a vernal equinox?
The mark of the beginning of Spring.
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what is the equator?
the circle around the Earth that is very hot and is the opposite of the prime meridian
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what is the definition of astronomy?
the science that deals with the material universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
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Is the sun expanding?
It is slowly expanding and getting brighter
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What is a last quarter?
A lunar phase of the moon that is half lit growing bigger.
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What is autumnal equinox?
The mark of the beginning of autumn.
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What is an orbit?
the curved path described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc. round a celestial body, such as the sun
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what is the definition of radiation?
the process in which energy is emitted in particles or waves
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Why can't we see stars in the daytime?
because of the glare of sunlight
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what are the 8 moon phases?
new moon, full moon, waning crescent, waning gibbous, waxing crescent, waxing gibbous, first quarter, last quarter
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How do seasons occur?
The Earth is tilted on its axis while it revolves around the sun.
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what is the tilt?
this causes seasons
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what is the definition of revolution?
one full circle around the sun, which is also a year
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How and when in the history of earth did water first appear?
water has always been present on earth, in one form or another
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