Most objects in the solar system have a regular and predictable motion. These motions explain such phenomena as a day, a year, phases of the Moon, eclipses, tides, meteor showers, and comets.
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The diagram below shows the positions of the Sun, Earth, and the Moon as seen from space.
Which event is caused by the Moon passing through Earth's shadow?
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an eclipse
a meteor shower
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The diagram below shows the positions of the Sun, Earth, and the Moon as seen from space.
Which event is caused by the Moon passing through Earth's shadow?
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When Earth's shadow falls on the Moon, the shadow causes a
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The motions of comets and asteroids in our solar
system are predictable because they are
