 | Term | Definition |
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Axis |
imaginary line goes through earth north pole to south pole |
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orbit |
path a body follows as it revolves around another body |
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revolution |
the movment of a body in space around another |
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rotation |
thew spinning of earth on its axis |
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horizon |
the line where earth meets the sky |
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perhelion |
the closet point of earths orbit around the sun |
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aphelion |
the farthest piont of earths orbit away from the sun |
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zenith |
when the sun is in the highest piont in th sky the most direct rays hit earth |
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solstice |
when the noon sun is directly over head at latitude 23degreesN or latitude 23degrees S |
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equinox |
when the noon sun is directly over the equator |
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vernal equinox |
first day of spring in NH |
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summer solstice |
first day of summer in NH |
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winter solstice |
first day of winter in NH |
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autumnal equinox |
first day of fall in NH |
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