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Planet Motions
Basic Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rotation | Earth rotating on it's axis |
| Revolution | Earth orbiting around the sun. |
| Seasons | Caused by Earth's Tilt |
| Night and Day | Caused by Rotation |
| Year | Caused by Revolution |
| Kepler's First Law of Motion | Planets orbit the Sun in an ellipse |
| Ellipse | Oval |
| Kepler's Second Law of Motion | An object speeds up as it is closer to the sun, slow down when it is farther out |
| Kepler's Third Law of Motion | The further an object is out in orbit, the longer it takes to orbit the sun. |