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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Summer Solstice | Day with the most hours of sunlight and the fewest hours of darkness |
| Winter Solstice | day with the fewest hours of sunlight and the most hours of darkness |
| Equinox | The day with equal daylight and night hours. Occurs on the first day of fall and spring |
| Rotation | The spinning of Earth on its axis |
| Revolution | The movement of one object around another |
| 365.25 days | How long it takes for Earth the make one revolution around the sun |
| One month (approximately) | How long it takes for the moon to make one revolution around the Earth |
| 400 times | How much larger the sun is than the moon |
| 1/4 times | The Moon is approximately _______ the size of the Earth |
| The North Star | The Earth is always tilted towards the north star as it revolves around the sun |