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rotation |
the action of rotating around an axis or center. |
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revolution |
the movement of one object around a center or another object, a forceful overthrow of a government by the people or any sudden or grand change. |
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axis |
an imaginary line about which a body rotates. |
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orbits |
the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution. |
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plane |
plane is a flat, two-dimensional surface that extends infinitely far. |
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equator
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an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0 degrease
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hemosphere |
a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles. |
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heat |
the quality of being hot like high temperature. |
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temperature |
the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch. |
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seasons |
each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, fall, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun. |
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