SC Test Q4
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Created by:
BubblezMiley on March 31, 2008
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Made by: Olivia Garuba. Made on:
March 31, 2008. Science Test quarter 4 6th grade. Pinckneyville Middle School.
This is the vocabulary part of our test on April 1st, 2008.
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16 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 seasons are caused by this | tilt of Earth on its axis |
| causes day and night | Earth's rotation |
| moon is blocked from view | lunar eclipse |
| 1/4 size of Earth | size of moon |
| Collision Theory | moon was formed when a large object from space knocked material from the Earth into orbit. |
| sun is blocked from view | solar eclipse |
| supports Collision Theory | moon rocks are made from molten material |
| Earth's revolution | occurs every 365 1/2 days |
| Earth is tilted toward the sun in the northern hemisphere | summer is in the northern hemisphere |
| spring occurs then | vernal equinox |
| solstice | sun is at 23.5 degrees north or south latitude |
| cause for moon phases | amount of sunlit side of the moon we see |
| dark, flat areas on the moon | maria |
| the moon's rotation and revolution taking the same length of time causes this | we see only one side of the moon |
| reason we see features on the moon clearly | Galileo's perfection of the telescope |
| length of time it takes the moon to revolve around Earth | 27.3 days |
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