Earth And Space Flashcards
(6 cards)
Rotation
The spinning motion of a planet on its axis.
Axis
An imaginary line that passes through planets center and its north and south poles, about which the planet’s rotates
Revolution
Is the movement of one object around another.
Orbit
The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space.
Solstice
Either of the two days of the year on which the sun reaches it greatest distance north or south of the equator
Equinox
Either of the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is titled toward or away from the sun