Astronomy_1
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| Day/Night | The time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis
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| Rotation | The spin of a body on its axis
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| Revolution | The motion of a body that travels around another body in space
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| Orbit | The path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space
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| Year | The time required for the Earth to orbit once around the sun
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| Leap year | The year that the 1/4s of a day add up and make an extra day; only happens once every four years
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| Seasons | A division of the year that is characterized by recurring weather conditions, and determined by both Earth"s tilt relative to the sun and Earth's position in its orbit around the sun
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| Solstice | The point at which the sun is as far north or as far south of the equator as possible
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| Equinox | The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator
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| Satellite | A natural or artificial body that revolves around another body in space
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| Gravity | A force of attraction between two objects that is due to their masses
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| Solar Eclipse | An event that occurs when the moon's shadow is cast on a certain part of the Earth; only happens on a new moon
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| Lunar Eclipse | An event that occurs when the Earth's shadow is cast upon the moon Causing full darkness on the moon; only happens on a full moon
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| Tides | The periodic rise and fall of the water level in the oceans and other large bodies of water
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| Spring Tide | A tide of increased range that occurs two times a month, at the new and full moons
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| Neap Tide | A tide of minimum range that occurs during the first and third quarters of the moon
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| Tidal Range | The difference on levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide
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