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ESS Vocab 1
ESS vocab activity 73-76
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| axis | an imaginary line about which a body rotates |
| plausible | of an argument or a statement seeming reasonable or probable. |
| rotate | move in a circle around an axis . (VERB ) The Earth rotates on its axis |
| rotation | the act of rotating around an axis. NOUN |
| equator | an imaginary line around the center of Earth equal distance from the Poles |
| orbit | curved path of a celestial objector periodic elliptical revolution |
| hemisphere | half of a sphere or ball, half of Earth |
| revolution | the act of a celestial body moving around in an orbit. Earth around the sun |
| revolve | move in a circle on an axis |
| time zone | region of the globe that observes a uniform standard time |