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| We always see the same side of the moon from Earth | because its period of rotation equals its period of revolution. |
| Solar eclipses don't occur every month | because the moon's orbit is tilted. |
| The moon's gravity is able to create high and low tides | because the moon revolving more slowly thanEarth is rotating. |
| Spring tides and neap tides occur in patterns governed by | the relative positions of Earth the moon and the sun the phases of the moon. |
| Earth's rotation is a direct cause of | daylight and night. |
| In the seasons yearly cycle on December 22 | the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere starts. |
| Phase is | the different appearances of the moon due to its changing position. |
| Tide is | the daily changes in the level of ocean water. |
| Waxing is | when the sunlit part of the moon we see from Earth appears to get larger. |
| Spring tide is | a tide of increased range that occurs two times a month at the new and full moons. |
