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Seasons Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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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