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6th Grade Science
Earth's, Days, Years, and Seasons
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rotation | Tne spinning of a body, such as a planet on its axis. |
| Day | The time it takes a planet to complete one full rotation. |
| Axis | Imaginary line runs North pole to South pole. |
| Year | The time it takes to complete one full revolution. |
| Revolution | The motion of a body that travels around another body. |
| 1 rotation | 24 hours |
| 1 revolution | 365 days |
| Season | A division of the year that ia characterized by temperature and other weather trends. |
| Solsstice | The area of sunlight is at a maximum in one hemisphere and at a minimum in the other hemisphere. |
| Equinox | Sunlight shines EQUALLY on the Northern and Southern hemispheres. |