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Earth, Moon, Stars -(Easy)
Chapter 5 Vocabulary--Section 1
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| astronomy | study of moon, stars, & objects in space |
| rotation | Earth spinning on axis |
| axis | imaginary line passing through center of earth and poles |
| 1 rotation = | 24 hours |
| 1 revolution = | approx. 365 days |
| Polaris | axis points at |
| North Star | Polaris |
| orbit | the Earth's path around the Sun |
| revolution | Earth traveling around the Sun |
| latitude | distance from equator, North & South |
| solstice | Sun is directly overhead at 23.5 deg at noon |
| equinox | Earth is not tilted toward or away from Sun |
| Vernal equinox | beginning of spring |
| Autumnal equinox | beginning of fall |
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Sixth grade Science teacher |
Ross N. Robinson |
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