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Chapter 5 Science
My Vocabulary for 8th grade science class
Term | Definition |
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Axis | An imaginary line that passes through a planets center and it's north and south poles, about which the planet rotates. |
Calendar | A system of organizing time that defines the begining length, and divisions of a year. |
Eclipse | The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another. |
Equinox | Either of the two days of year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun. |
Neap Tide | The tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides. |
Orbit | The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space. |
Penumbra | This part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part. |
Phase | One of the different apparent shapes of the moon as seen from earth. |
Revolution | The movement of an object around another object. |
Rotation | The spinning motion of a planet on it's axis. |
Solar Eclipse | The blocking of sunlight to earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and earth. |
Solstice | Either of the two days of the year on which the sun reaches it's greatest distance north or south equator. |
Spring Tide | The tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides. |
Tide | The periodic rise and fall of the level of water in ocean. |
Umbra | The darkest part of a shadow. |