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Earth Science
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Occurs when the Sun directly over the equator. | Equinox |
earth's spinning that causes night and day. | Rotation |
solstice that occurs in December in the Southern Hemisphere. | Summer Solstice |
round, three-dimensional object whose surface at all points is the same distance from its center. | Sphere |
a complete orbit made by Earth around the sun. | Revolution |
imaginary line around which Earth spins. | Axis |
property of Earth that causes seasons. | Tilt |
shape of Earths orbit. | Ellipse |
solstice that occurs in December in the Northern Hemisphere. | Winter Solstice |
time it takes Earth to rotate on its axis. | One day |
time it takes Earth to revolve around the sun. | a Year |
two times during the year, the Sun is directly over this imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the pole. | Equinox |
occurs when the Sun reaches it's greatest distance north or south on of the Equator | Solstice |