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Mo12-L1: Vocabulary Review

Direction: On each line, write the term from the word bank that correctly completes each sentence.
NOTE: You may need to change a term to its plural form.

eclipse equinox lava revolution rotation
solstice tide waning waxing

1. occur on the f rst days of spring and fall.

2. One year is the amount of time it takes Earth to make a full around the Sun.

3. are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun.

4. Following a new moon, the Moon is , and more of the Moon is visible
each night.

5. The longest day of the year is a(n) .

6. A solar can only occur during a new moon, when a small part of Earth is in
the Moon’s shadow.

7. After a full moon, the Moon is , and less of the Moon is visible each night.

8. Earth’s causes day and night.

9. The surface of the Moon is covered in craters, mountains, and plains from ancient
volcanoes.

Mo12-L1: Key Concept Organizer
Direction: Complete the cause-and-effect chart with the correct term or phrase from the word bank in
the space provided. Each term or phrase is used only once.
a solar eclipse move in a straight line night and day orbit the Sun
spring tides the Moon visible the seasons

Cause Effect
Because the Sun contains 1.
more than 99 percent of
the solar system’s mass,
objects in the solar
system

If the Sun did not have 2.
gravitational pull, Earth
would

Earth rotates as it orbits 3.
the Sun, causing

Sometimes, a small part 4.
of Earth is in the Moon’s
shadow, causing

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