Earth's place in the universe Flashcards

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Axis

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An imaginary line an object turns around

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day / night

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pm afternoon after 12 lunch time
am morning time before noon asleep and when you first get to school

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3
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rotation/ rotates

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The movement of an object in a circular motion

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orbit/ position

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a repeating path they one object in space takes around another

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5
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shadow

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a dark shape made when an object blocks light when you stand outside your body blocks sunlight and that makes shadow

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6
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cycle

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a circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern

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7
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sphere/ spherical

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Perfectly round and symmetrical like a ball

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8
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tilt

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the angle of the Earth’s axis this causes seasons

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9
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New moon

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An imaginary line an object turns around

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crescent moon

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the second phase of moon. in this phase we can see sunlight reflecting off only about one quarter of the moon’s surface that faces us

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