Moon Phases, Tides, Eclipses-Mod
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 29 day2 (approximately) | The time it takes the moon to rotate once on its axis and revolve (orbit) once around the Earth |
| Moon Phases | caused by the amount of sun reflecting off of it. |
| High Tide | when the moon is closest to Earth and the gravity pulls on the water. |
| Low Tide | low tides occur in between the high tides and occur in the places on Earth that are not affected by the moon's gravity pulling the Earth's water. |
| Solar Eclipse | The moon passes between the sun and Earth and blocks the light from the sun from reaching Earth. Happens when we have a new moon. |
| Lunar Eclipse | When we have a full moon and the Earth passes between the moon and the sun and the Earth blocks the light of the sun from hitting the moon. |
| Every 6 hours | how often we experience a high or low tide |
| Round | shape of the moon |
| Moon closer | Moon has greater effect on tides than Sun because it's closer to Earth |
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