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| true or false: a lunar eclipse occurs when the earths shadow falls on the moon |
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| false!!!!!!!!!! that is a solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse happens when the moon falls in the earths shadow!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| one complete revolution around the sun takes about?...... |
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| 365 and 1/4 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D |
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| an equinox occurs when?...... |
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| the sun is neither tilted towards or away from the sun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| which are you more likely to see: a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse???????????? explain why... |
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| you are more likely to see a lunar eclipse because the earths shadow is so much bigger than the moon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| a ______ occurs when the moon moves directly between the sun and the earth and throws a shadow on the earth......... |
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| the phase of the moon that precedes (comes before) the new moon is the ___________? |
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| a waning cresent!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| why do people always see the same side of the moon???????? |
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| because it rotates at the same time it revolves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| the darkened part of the earths shadow |
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| the non darkened part of the earths shadow |
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| ♥ what is the order of the moon phases????? ♥ |
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| new moon, waxing cresent, 1st quarter ( light on the right), waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter half moon, waning cresent, new moon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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