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Ch 18 - Observing the Sky

AB
astronomythe study of all physical objects beyond Earth
calendara system for organizing time; most calendars organize time within a single unit called a year
yearthe time required for the Earth to orbit the sun once
monthroughly the amount of time required for the moon to orbit the Earth once
daythe time required for the Earth to rotate once on its axis
leap yeara year in which an extra day is added to the calendar
heliocentricthe theory that the sun is the center of the universe
geocentricthe theory that the Earth is the center of the universe



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