Eatth In Space Vocabulary Flashcards
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Rotation
A
The spinning motion of a planet on its
axis.
1
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Axis
A
An imaginary line that passes through a
planet’s center and its north and south poles, about
which the planet rotates.
2
Q
Revolution
A
The movement of one object around
another object.
3
Q
Orbit
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The path of an object as it revolves around
another object in space.
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Solstice
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Either of the 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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Means equal night; this occurs halfway
between the solstices; it is the two days of the
year in which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or
away from the sun.