Earth in Space Flashcards
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rotation
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the spinning motion of a planet on its axis
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axis
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an imaginary line passing through the earth’s center and its north and south poles.
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revolution
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the movement of one object around another.
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orbit
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the path of an object as it revovles around another object in space
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solstice
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either of theh two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator
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equinox
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either of the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun
