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Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Luminous | An object that gives off light. |
Nuclear Energy | Energy that is released during a reaction when atoms are joined together or split apart. |
Fusion | The joining together of atoms in a nuclear reaction. |
Revolution | One full orbit around an object. |
Rotation | One spin of a planet on its axis. |
Counterclockwise | A direction opposite to the rotating hands of a clock. |
Axis | An invisible line going North/South through the Earth. |
Solar Eclipse | Occurs when the Moon moves between the sun and the Earth so that the sun is not visible. |
Seasons | Caused by the way of sunlight hits the Earth according to the Earth's axis. |