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Earth, moon and sun
Marking period two science word bank
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rotation | The act of spinning or turning on an axis |
| Axis | An imaginary line that runs from a planets north pole to its south pole on which a planet rotates |
| Revolution | The act of moving in a curved path or orbit around another object |
| Day | Length of time it takes for a planet to rotate once on its axis |
| Year | Length of time it takes for a plant to make one complete revolution around the sun |
| Time zones | One of the 24 standard zones into which earth is divided, corresponding to 24 hours in a day |
| Orbit | Path and object takes when it is revolting around another object |
| Ellipse | An elongated circle; oval |
| Horizon | The point where the sky appears to meet the ground |
| Sunrise | One any part of the sun's desk becomes visible above the horizon |
| Sunset | When the sun is completely disappears behind the horizon |