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EIS 2-4 Study tool
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Term | Definition |
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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 |