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Q 1/23
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the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked
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Penumbra
Q 2/23
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the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon
30
lunar eclipse
23 questions
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the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked
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the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon
2
30 sec
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phase that occurs when all of the Moon's surface facing Earth reflects light
3
30 sec
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point in an orbit that is closest to the earth
4
30 sec
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the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point
5
30 sec
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a tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.
6
30 sec
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a tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon when there is the least difference between high and low water.
7
30 sec
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an imaginary line about which a turning body such as earth rotates
8
30 sec
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describes phases following a new moon, as more of the Moon's lighted side becomes visible
9
30 sec
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becoming less bright, intense, or strong
10
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Moon phase in which more than half of the Moon appears to be illuminated.
11
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Moon phase in which less than half of the Moon appears to be illuminated.
12
30 sec
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the very darkest part of the moon's shadow
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30 sec
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An object in space whose gravity is so strong not even light can escape.
14
30 sec
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the brilliant explosion of a dying supergiant star
15
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Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth
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Moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the Sun and its dark side faces Earth.
17
30 sec
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An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
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the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface.
19
30 sec
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air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
20
30 sec
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A state of balance
21
30 sec
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Energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles.
22
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A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
