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7 Cards in this Set
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Revolution
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The movement of a planet or other body orbiting another body.
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Rotation
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spinning of a planet or other body on its axis
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Axis
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imaginary line through the center of a planet or other body around which that body spins
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Solar Noon
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time of day when the Sun is highest in the sky
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Perhelion
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point in a planet's orbit at which it is closest to the Sun
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Aphelion
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point in a planet's orbit at which it is farthest from the Sun
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Soltice
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the day of the year the Sun reaches its highest or lowest point
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