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one complete rotation of the Earth in a 24 hour period
a) day/night cycle
b) year cycle
c) rotation
d) revolution

one complete revolution of the Earth around the sun in 365.25
a) day/night cycle
b) year cycle
c) rotation
d) revolution

the force that keeps planets from crashing into the sun
a) craters
b) moon
c) gravity
d) inertia

the force that holds the Earth in orbit around the sun
a) craters
b) moon
c) gravity
d) inertia

the natural satellite that orbits the Earth
a) craters
b) moon
c) gravity
d) inertia

large, bowl-shaped pits on the surface of a moon or planet
a) craters
b) moon
c) gravity
d) inertia

getting bigger (as in the lit part of the moon we see from Earth)
a) crescent
b) waning
c) waxing
d) gibbous

getting smaller (as in the lit part of the moon we see from Earth)
a) crescent
b) waning
c) waxing
d) gibbous

moon is almost all the way lit (appears to have a hump)
a) crescent
b) waning
c) waxing
d) gibbous

only a small piece of the moon appears lit
a) crescent
b) waning
c) waxing
d) gibbous

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