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| Astronomy |
the study of the moon stars and other objects in space |
| Axis |
an imaginary line that passes through earths center and north and south poles about which earth rotates |
| Rotation |
the spinning motion of a planet about its axis |
| Revolution |
the movement of an object around another object |
| Orbit |
the path of an object as it recolves around another objsct in space |
| Latitude |
a measurement of distance from the equuator expressed in degrees north or south |
| Solstice |
the two bays of the tear on which the noon sun is directly overhead at either south or north |
| Equinox |
the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun |
| Vernal equinox |
the day of the year that marks the beginning of the sping in the northern hemisphere |
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Ch.18 LTI-MA 509
