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Grade 8 8.7(A)
model and illustrate how the tilted Earth rotates on its axis, causing day...
Term | Definition |
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Rotate | to move or turn in a circle |
Axis | a straight line about which a body or a geometric figure rotates or may be supposed to rotate |
Day | the period of rotation of a planet (as earth) or a moon on its axis |
Night | the time of darkness between one day and the next |
Revolve | to turn around a center point or line |
Seasons | is a division of the year, marked by changes in weather, ecology and hours of daylight. |
Orbit | a path described by one body in its revolution about another |
Northern hemisphere | the half of the earth that lies north of the equator |
Daylight hours | the hours when it is daylight |