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Topic 3 Lesson 2
Earth's Movement in Space
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| axis | The imaginary line that passes from the North Pole, through the Earth's center, to the South Pole. |
| rotation | The spinning of Earth on it's axis. |
| revolution | The movement of one object around another object. |
| orbit | The PATH of an object as it revolves around another object in space. |
| solstice | Either of the two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator. |
| equinox | Either of the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun. |
| gravity | The force that attracts all objects toward each other. |
| law of universal gravitation | The law that states that every object in the universe attracts every other object. |
| inertia | The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion. |