EARTH MOON

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ORBIT

The path an object follows as it moves around another object.

REVOLUTION

The motion of one object around another.

ROTATION

A spinning motion.
ROTATIONAL AXIS

The line on which an object rotates.

SOLSTICE

It is a day when Earths rotation axis is the most toward or away from the
sun.
EQUINOX

It is a day when Earths rotation axis is leaning along the Earths orbit,
neither toward nor away from the sun.
MARIA

The large, dark, flat areas on the moon. (Mare Singular)

PHASE

The lit part of the moon or planet that can be seen from earth.
WAXING PHASES

During this time more of the Moons near side is lit each night.
WANING PHASES

During this time, less of the Moons near side is lit each night.
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