Earth In Epace Flashcards
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Rotation
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Rotation- The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
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Axis
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Axis- 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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Orbit
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Orbit- The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
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Solstice
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Solstice- Either of the two days of the year on which the sun reaches it greatest distance north or south of the equator
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Equinox
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Equinox- either of the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is titles towards or away from the sun
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Revolution
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Revolution- The movement of an object around another object
