Vocabulary Book #7

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Lunar Eclipse

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A celestial event that occurs when the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon and dimming its appearance.

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Solar Eclipse

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A phenomenon that happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun's light and casting a shadow on Earth.

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Full moon

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The lunar phase when the Moon appears fully illuminated from Earth's perspective

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First Quarter moon

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When half of the side of the Moon that faces Earth appears illuminated by the Sun, and it has completed a quarter of its orbit around the Earth, occurring about a week after the new moon. It

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New Moon

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The moon is positioned between the Earth and the sun, with its illuminated side facing away from us.

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Last Quarter Moon

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also known as the third quarter moon, occurs when the moon is half illuminated

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Waxing Crescent

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A thin, curved shape of the Moon that is growing in illumination, following the New Moon and appearing before the First Quarter Moon.

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Waxing Gibbous

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A lunar phase that occurs when the Moon appears more than half-illuminated but is not yet fully lit, with the illuminated portion continuously growing larger.

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Waning Gibbous

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The moon phase after a Full Moon, where more than half the Moon is illuminated but its lit surface is shrinking.

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Waning Crescent

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A lunar phase occurring after the third quarter moon and before the new moon, where a small, diminishing sliver of the Moon's surface is illuminated.