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Vocabulary
Moon Phases
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An imaginary line that runs through the north and south poles of Earth.
What is the axis.
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Which phase shows a moon more than half full.
What is Gibbous.
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What causes day and night?
The Earth rotating on its axis.
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Our galaxy is called _______________________________.
What is the milky way.
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Who is Isaac Newton? 

English physicist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton, most famous for his law of gravitation, was instrumental in the scientific revolution of the 17th century.https://www.pinterest.com/pin/604186106233792527/


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The amount of matter in an object.
What is mass.
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Which phase shows the moon less than half full.
What is crescent.
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What causes seasons?
The Earth revolving around the sun.
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A _____________ eclipse is when the moon is lined up perfectly between the sun and the Earth. The moon blocks the sun for a short amount of time.
What is solar eclipse.
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Who was Galileo? http://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/galileo-e1435358932718.jpg

Galileo Galilei was an Italian genius that is famous for many things, most notably for his contributions to astronomy. He is responsible for discovering Jupiter's four moons, advancing telescope technology and declaring that the Earth revolves around the sun. http://www.famousscientists.org/galileo-galilei/

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The force with which objects are pulled towards Earth by gravity.
What is weight.
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When the moon is getting bigger it is....
What is waxing.
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What is gravity?
The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
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A _____________ eclipse is when there is a perfect line of the sun, the Earth, and the moon. The moon is in the Earth’s shadow.
What is lunar eclipse.
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What is the largest bird?
What is the ostrich.
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To move in a curved path or orbit.
What is Revolution.
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When the moon is getting smaller it is...
What is waning.
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What causes the phases of the moon?
Moon phases are caused by the motions of the Earth and moon as they relate to the sun. Phases occur as the Earth-facing side of the moon changes over the course of 29.5 days when the moon revolves around the planet. When the angle of sunlight reflecting off the moon changes, humans observe different lighting levels from the moon.
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The Earth makes one full rotation every ____________ .
What is 24 hours.
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What is the world's smallest vertebrate?
What is a type of frog, Paedophryne amauensis . http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/01/120111-smallest-frogs-vertebrates-new-species-science-animals/
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To turn or spin around a center point.
What is Rotation.
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What is happening in this picture: https://c.tadst.com/gfx/750w/solar-eclipse.jpg?1
What is solar eclipse.
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Why does the Earth need the sun?
Humans, animals and plants on Earth need the sun because it provides most of the energy required to survive in this solar system. Earth would be a very cold and lifeless planet if it did not get its light and heat from the sun. Similarly, the Earth's stays in orbit because of the gravitational pull of the sun.
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The Earth makes one full revolution every ______ .
What is 365 1/4 days. (One year)
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How many moons does Jupiter have?

What is 79?