Elliptical Orbit - An oval shaped path, used to describe the shape of the Earth's orbit around the sun., Full Moon - The phase of the moon in which we see the entire moon lighted, and it appears bright and round., Inference - A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence/reasoning., New Moon - This moon phase occurs when the moon is between earth and the sun, at which point the moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the sun and its dark side faces earth., Phenomenon - An event of a scientific interest and can be observed and/or documented., Qualitative Data - Descriptive data; information describing color, odor, shape, or some other physical characteristic., Quantitative Data - Numerical; represented by measurements or counting., Axis - Imaginary line that passes through earth’s center and the north and south poles, about which earth rotates, Equinox - The two times of the year (March - spring; Sept - fall) in which neither hemisphere is tilted towards or away from the sun and days and nights are of equal length, Hemisphere - One half of the earth; North Hemisphere or South Hemisphere, Lunar Eclipse - Eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth’s shadow, Moon Phases - The changing appearances of the moon as seen from Earth, Penumbra - Lighter part of a shadow, where light is partially blocked, Revolution (Revolves) - Movement of an object around another object, Rotation - Spinning motion of a planet on its axis, Solar Eclipse - Occurs when the moon passes directly between the sun and earth and casts a shadow over part of the earth, Solstice - The two days of the year (June - summer; December - winter) on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator., Umbra - Darkest part of the shadow, Waning - Period of time during which the visible surface of the moon decreases, Waxing - Period of time during which the visible surface of the moon increases,

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