Earth, Moon, and Sun 1 Earth, Moon, and Sun 2 Earth, Moon, and Sun 3 Earth, Moon, and Sun 4
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crescent moon
a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
100
illuminate
to shine light on an object and make it visible
100
orbit
the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth)
100
sun
the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
200
exomoon
a moon outside our solar system
200
lunar eclipse
when the Moon is "completely" dark because the sunlight is blocked by the Earth
200
pattern
something we observe to be similar over and over again
200
terminator
the border between light and dark on the Moon
300
exoplanet
a planet outside our solar system
300
moon
a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
300
quarter moon
a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth
300
year
the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
400
full moon
a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
400
moon phase
it indicates the different shapes of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth (it happens over time)
400
scale
the relative size of things
400
solar eclipse
when the sun is fully blocked by the moon from the Earth's point of view
500
gibbous moon
a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
500
new moon
a moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth
500
solar system
the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
500
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
name any 5 planets in the solar system






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