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Seasons Vocabulary

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Seasons Short period of climatic change in an area caused by the tilt of Earth's axis as Earth revolves around the Sun.
Direct Light Light from the Sun that is shined straight onto Earth.
Indirect Light Light from the Sun that is shined on Earth at an angle.
Earth's Tilt The angle of Earth on its axis.
Orbit The gravitational path of Earth following the Sun.
Revolution A yearlong elliptical orbit around the Sun by Earth.
Axis An imaginary vertical line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Rotation The spinning of Earth on its axis.
Solstice A point which Earth reaches twice a year that the Sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator.
Equinox Twice-yearly point, each spring and fall, when the Sun is directly over the equator and the numbers of daylight and nighttime hours are equal worldwide.
Moon Phases Change in appearance of the Moon as viewed from Earth, due to the relative positions of the Moon, Earth, and the Sun.
Gibbous A phase of the Moon when the size is more than half but not a full moon.
Crescent A phase of the Moon when the size is less than half.
Waxing It describes the phases following the new moon as more of the Moon's lighted side becomes visible.
Waning The phases following a full moon, while the visible lighted side of the Moon grows smaller.
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