moon phases

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What is the term for a space object going around another object?

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Revolution

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What is the moon phase when it is completely dark?

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New Moon

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Define Gibbous in relation to moon phases.

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More than half of the moon is visible.

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What is the moon phase called when it is increasing in light after a New Moon?

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Waxing Crescent

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What is the term for a space object spinning on its axis?

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Rotation

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What is the moon phase when more than half of the moon is visible but not full?

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Waning Gibbous

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What is the term for the path the moon takes around the Earth?

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Orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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What is the moon phase when it is half illuminated and increasing in light?

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First Quarter

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What is the moon phase when it is half illuminated and decreasing in light?

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Third Quarter

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What is the term for the time it takes for the moon to complete one revolution around the Earth?

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Lunar Month

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