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SPACE SCIENCES
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rotation | The spinning of a body, such as a planet, on its axis. |
| Day | The time it takes a planet to complete one full rotation. |
| Revolution | The motion of a body that travels around another body in space. |
| Year | The time it takes earth to complete one rotation around the sun. |
| Season | A division of the year that is characterized by recurring weather conditions and by earths tilt relative to the sun. |
| Equinox | When the sunlight is equal on both hemispheres of the earth. |
| Solstice | In one hemisphere the sunlight is at max amount and the opposite for the other hemisphere. |
| Satellite | A body that orbits a larger body. |
| Gravity | A force that pulls other objects with mass towards it. |