Rotation and Revolution Flashcards
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Rotation
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The spinning of Earth on its axis that causes day and night to occur
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Axis
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The imaginary line extending from ghetto North to the South pole going through the center of the Earth, which is the center of Earths rotation
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Revolution
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Earths year-long elliptical orbit around the sun
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Seasons
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Weather changes due to varied amounts of sunlight; caused by tilt of Earth during revolution
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Tilt
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The slant of Earths axis, which is 23.5* (degrees) from vertical
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Hemisphere
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Half of the terrestrial globe or celestial sphere
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Equator
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An imaginary line that wraps around Earth at 0* (degrees) latitude, separating the surface into equal parts
