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Orbit |
The path one object takes as itrevolves around another objectin space.
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Rotation |
Making a complete spin on an axis.
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Axis |
An imaginary line that asphere rotates around.
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Revolution |
Making a complete turn or orbitaround an axis or center.
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Earth |
the third planet from the Sun, the densest planet in the Solar System, the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets, and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.
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Sun |
the star at the center of the Solar System and is by far the most important source of energy for life on Earth.
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moon |
Earth's only natural satellite. It is one of the largest natural satellites in the Solar System, and, among planetary satellites, the largest relative to the size of the planet it orbits.
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