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seasons
Term | Definition |
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seasons | one of the four periods of the years spring summer autumn and winter |
rotation | the act of circling around an axis center |
revolution | the movement of one object around another object |
ellipse | a closed plane curve generated by a point |
solstice | when the sun reaches its highest summer or its lowest winter |
eqirnex | the time or date twice a year at which the sun creates the celeastil |
eqator | when day and night are equal length about sept.22and march 20 |
waxing | the moon at any time after a new moon and before a full moon |
waning | the moon at any time after a full moon and before a new moon |
gibbous | a moon in between a half moon but less than a full moon |
cresent | a moon that s in a curved shape |
solar eclipse | an eclipse in which the sun is blocked by the moon |
lunar eqlipse | an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earths shadow |