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How long is one lunar cycle?
one month
the moon starts off and ends as a what?
both new moon
HE PATH THAT A CELESTIAL BODY FOLLOWS AS IT TRAVELS AROUND ANOTHER CELESTIAL BODY IN SPACE IS ALSO KNOWN AS A?
orbit
an example of an orbit is,
the earth going around the sun or the moon going around the earth
when there is a full moon what happens?
the earth is in between the sun and moon
how long does it take for earth to make one spin on its axis?
24 hours
if the time of earth spinning on its axis increases what would happen?
a day would be longer
why do we see the moon from earth?
the sun is reflected from the moons surface
where does the axis of the earth go through?
north pole to south pole
what happens when a moon is waxing?
increasing
what happens during a solar eclipse?
earth moves into the moons shadow
what is the waxing gibbous, waxing crescent etc called?
phases of the moon
SOMEONE THAT LIVES IN THE PENUMBRA OF A SOLAR ECLIPSE WILL SEE THE SUN GO.
partially dark
SOMEONE THAT LIVES IN THE UMBRA OF A SOLAR ECLIPSE WILL SEE THE SUN GO
totally dark
THE CHANGE IN THE SUNLIT AREA OF ONE CELESTIAL BODY AS SEEN FROM ANOTHER CELESTIAL BODY IS CALLED A
phase
WHEN THE SHADOW OF ONE CELESTIAL BODY FALLS ON ANOTHER AN WHAT WILL OCCOUR?
eclipse
why do wee see the same side of the moon all the time?
the amount of time it takes for the moon to spin is the same amount of time it takes for the moon to orbit around earth
