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Swift Chpt 7
Swift Earth Moon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| astronomy | the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space |
| axis | the imaginary line that passes through Earth’s center and the North and South Poles |
| rotation | the spinning of Earth on its axis |
| revolution | the movement of one object around another |
| orbit | a path, such as the one the Earth follows as it goes around the sun or the Moon as it goes around the Earth |
| calendar | a system of organizing time |
| solstice | the day of the year when the sun is farthest north or farthest south. |
| equinox | the day of the year when the sun is directly over the equator |
| gravity | the force that attracts all objects towards each other |
| inertia | the tendency of an object to resist change in motion |
| phases | the different shapes of the moon you see from Earth |
| eclipse | when an object in space comes between the sun and a third object and casts a shadow on that object |
| solar eclipse | when the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, casting a shadow on the Earth |
| lunar eclipse | when the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow on the Moon |
| tide | the rise and fall of the ocean due to the pull of gravity from the moon and sun |
| spring tide | the tide that occurs during a full or new moon phase |
| neap tide | the tide that occurs during a first or third quarter moon phase |
| maria | the dark parts of the moons surface |
| craters | the round pits on the moons surface |
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