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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Axis | An imaginary line that passes through the North Pole, the center, and the South Pole of the Earth |
| Rotation | The spinning of Earth around its axis |
| Revolution | The movement of one object around another, such as Earth revolving around the Sun |
| Orbit | The path an object travels, such as Earth's path as it revolves around the Sun |
| Ellipse | Elongated, closed curve that describes Earth's yearlong orbit around the Sun. |
| Eclipse | When one object in space gets between the Sun and another object and casts its shadow on the other object |
| Lunar Eclipse | When Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and the Moon passes through Earth's shadow |
| Solar Eclipse | When the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth and casts its shadow on Earth |
| Constellations | Star patterns we can see in the sky |
| Terms | 9 |
| Creator | ktalham |
| Created | October 5, 2009 |
| Group | Talham Science |
| Subject | Science |
| Access | Anyone |
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Ch. 17 vocabulary