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  • the rise and fall of the ocean water
    tides
  • how often do tides happen
    12 hours
  • what 2 things keep Earth revolving around the sun
    inertia and gravity
  • what type of eclipse is the Earth between the sun and moon
    lunar
  • what fraction of moon is always lit up
    1/2
  • When you see the whole moon lit up it's called?
    full moon
  • what makes the moon shine
    sun
  • what type of eclipse is the moon between the sun and Earth
    solar
  • the _____of an object doesn't change but the _____does depending on location
    mass, weight
  • what causes tides
    gravitational pull of moon
  • The moon______around Earth and _____on its axis
    revolves, rotates
  • what fraction of moon can you see during 1st and 3rd quarters
    1/2
  • When the moon isn't lit at all it is called...
    new moon
  • how long does it take Earth to rotate
    24 hours or 1 day
  • the name of the scientist that created the law of universal gravitation
    isaac newton
  • how many days are the phases of the moon
    29.5
  • how long does it take the Earth to make 1 revolution around the sun
    1 year or 365.25 days
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