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Eartha Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| axis | imaginary line that the Earth spins or rotates on |
| rotate | spin; the Earth spins or rotates on its axis |
| orbit | the path the Earth makes around the sun |
| revolution | a complete orbit around the sun that takes one year |
| hemispheres | the Earth is divided into four equal parts: northern, southern, eastern, western |
| latitude | imaginary lines that circle the Earth from east to west such as the Equator |
| longitude | imaginary lines that circle the Earth from north to south such as the Prime Meridian |
| North Pole | 90*N |
| South Pole | 90*S |
| Equator | imaginary line that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere; 0*Latitude |
| Prime Meridian | imaginary line that divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemisphere; 0*Longitude |
| Fall Equinox | September; first day of fall; equal amounts of daylight and darkness |
| Winter Solstice | December; first day of winter; shortest day of the year; more darkness than daylight |
| Spring Equinox | March; first day of spring; equal amounts of daylight and darkness |
| Summer Solstice | June; first day of summer; longest day of the year; more daylight than darkness |