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rotation revolution

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Axis the imaginary line through earth that extends from North Pole from South Pole and is the center of Earth's Position
Direct in the shortest unbroken line; tempatures are higher where the Sun's rays are direct.
Hemisphere Half of a sphere; earth and the celestial sphere can be divided into northern and southern or eastern and western hemisphere
Indirect Angled or spread out; tempatures are lower where the sun's rays are indirect
Orbit a curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object
Revolution the movement of one object around a center of a object
Rotation the spinning of earth its axis that causes day and night to occur
Seasons the four natural divisions of the year based on changes in temperature due to varying ammounts of sunlight recived both intensity and number of daylight hours vary
Tilt the slant of earths axis which is 23.5 degrees from dvertical compared to earths orbital plane around th sun; results in north pole always poiting toward suth star
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