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Unit 8 Terms
Earth and Its Moon
Term | Definition |
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Axis | The imaginary line around which Earth rotates. |
Rotation | The turning of Earth on its axis. |
Revolution | The movement of Earth one time around the sun. |
Tide | The regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface, caused mostly by the moon's gravitational pull on Earth's oceans. |
Where is Earth's axis? | |
How many hours does it take Earth to make one rotation? | |
How many days does it take for Earth to make one revolution around the sun? | |
What causes the high tide? |