1. If the motion started its orbit around the Earth from a spot in line with a certain star, it will return to that same spot in about __________ 2. If the moon started its orbit from a spot exactly between Earth and the Sun, it would return to almost the same spot in __________ 3. A ________ after the new moon, we see a thin slice of light at the edge of the moon called the crescent moon.
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1. If the motion started its orbit around the Earth from a spot in line with a certain star, it will return to that same spot in about __________
2. If the moon started its orbit from a spot exactly between Earth and the Sun, it would return to almost the same spot in __________
3. A ________ after the new moon, we see a thin slice of light at the edge of the moon called the crescent moon.
4. A _________ after the new moon, we see half of the lighted side of the moon. This is called the first quarter moon.
5. About a week after the first quarter moon, the Earth is between the moon and the sun. We see the whole lighted side of the moon which is called ___________
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