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13 Cards in this Set
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rotation |
moving around an axis or center |
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revolution |
revolving |
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axis |
imaginary line |
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orbit |
the curved path of a object or star, moon, e.t.c. |
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tilt |
move in a sloping position |
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Solstice |
something marked by the longest and shortest days |
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Equinox |
when the sun crosses the celestial equator |
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Seasons |
Each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun. If were winter or fall which were in the North, then the south would be spring or summer.
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sphere |
something round |
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hemisphere |
divided into northern and southern halves by equator, which is half of a sphere. |
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equator |
Imaginary line that splits North Pole and South pole |
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latitude |
the angular distance of south pole or north of the Earth's equator. |
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longitude |
the angular distance of east or west of the Earth's equator. |
