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 that passes through a planets center and it’s north and south poles, about which the planet rotates
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Revolution
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The movement of an object around another object
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Orbit
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The path of an object s it revolves around another object
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Solstice
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Either of the two days of the year on which the sun it’s greatest distance both north or south of the equator
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Equinox
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Either if the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun
