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This causes the Moon to move in an orbit around the Earth
Gravitational pull
Equinox
tilt
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The dark, flat areas formed from lava--on the moons surface
Highlands
Maria
Crater
3
Earth spins or rotates on this imaginary line?
Elipse
tilt
Rotational axis
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These two factors cause the seasons:
Earths Tilt
Earths motion
solstice
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When the moon is between the Earth and the sun
Full Moon
First Quarter
New Moon
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Earths orbit is an elongated, closed curve called
eclipse
circle
elipse
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The day when Earth's rotation axis is leaning along the orbit of the sun
Solstice
Equinox
Elipse
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Oldest, most highly-dented regions of the Moon
Maria
Highlands
Crater
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Occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow
Lunar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
Moon River
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When the Moons shadow appears on the Earths surface
Lunar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
Total Eclipse of the Heart
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More of the moon is lit on the right side.
Listing
Waxing
Waning
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The day when Earths rotation axis is the most toward/away from the sun
solstice
equinox
elipse
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The Earth follows a path around the sun. This is called?
spins
orbits
rolls
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These are the different forms the moon takes in its appearance from Earth
phases
styles
shapes
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Large, round pits caused by impacts of meteors
Maria
Highlands
Crater