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vocabulary unit 5
this is the vocabulary we are using this unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rotation | the spin of a body on an axis |
| revolution | the motion of a body that travels around another body in space; one complete trip along an orbit |
| solstice | the point at which the sun is as far north or as far south of the equator as possible |
| equinox | the moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator |
| year | the time required for the earth to orbit once around the sun |
| day | the time required for earth to rotate once on its axis |
| season | a division of the year that is characterized by recurring wheather conditions and determined by both earth's tilt relative to the sun and earth's position in it's orbit around the sun |
| latitude | the angular distance north or south from the equator; expressed in degrees |
| aphelion | in the orbit of a planet or other body in the solar system, the point that is the farthest from the sun |
| perihelion | the point in the orbit of a planet at which the planet is closest to the sun |
| nadir | the lowest point of the sun |
| longitude | the angular distance east or west |
| axis | an imaginary line about which a body rotates |
| axial tilt | the angle between an objects rotational axis and orbital axis |
| zenith | the highest point reached by the sun |
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Riley Richardson
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