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Vocabulary Quiz #15

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Rotation/Rotate To spin or make a circular motion on its own axis
Revolution/Revolve To go all the way around something
Shadow Shadows are the longest in the early morning and evening. Shadows are the shortest at noon. The shadows will appear on the opposite side from where the Sun is shining.
Sunrise/Dawn When the Sun begins to rise in the East
Sunset/Dusk When the Sun begins to set in the West
Seasons Caused by the tilt of the Earth as we revolve around the Sun.
Tides The rise and fall of the oceans caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon.
Earth 3rd planet from the Sun. The Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours. It revolves around the Sun in a counter clockwise direction (from west to east) every 365 days or 1 year.
Moon The only Earth’s natural satellite. Made of rock, no life or liquid water. Takes about 28 days to orbit Earth. Gets its light from the Sun. We can only see one side of the moon. It is ¼ the size of the Earth.
Sun Star, the center of our Solar System. It’s our main energy source which provides us with light energy and thermal energy.
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