Astronomy Ch 1 Word Scramble
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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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