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6.2 and 6.3 vocab
Question | Answer |
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Astronomy | The study of the moon and stars and other space objects |
Astronomer | A scientist who studies beyond the earth |
Gas Giant | the name given to the four outer planets |
Terrestrial Planets | The name givens to the four inner planets |
What planets are the four gas giants/Outer | Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,And Neptune |
What planets are the four inner planets /Terrestrial | Mercury,Venus,Earth,and Mars |
Tides | The daily rise and fall of the waters on the shore |
Phase | One of the different moon shapes seen from Earth |
Lunar Eclipse | The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and moon |
Solar Eclipse | The blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is between the sun and the Earth |
Neap Tide | A tide with the least difference between high and low tide that occurs when the sun and moon pull at right angles at each other |
Spring Tide | When the tide is at its greatest difference between high and low tide that occurs when the sun and moon are aligned with Earth |