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Vocab Lost #6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aurora | Bands of light caused by charged solar particles |
| Celestial | Relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven |
| Constellation | A configuration of stars as seen from the earth |
| Crepuscular | Like or relating to twilight; dim |
| Dusk | The time of day immediately following sunset |
| Equinox | When the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator |
| Hemisphere | Half of a round, three-dimensional shape |
| Hibernal | Characteristic of or relating to winter |
| Nadir | The point below the observer directly opposite the zenith |
| Nocturnal | Belonging to or active during the night |
| Solstice | When the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator |
| Zenith | The highest point of something |
| Zodiac | A circular diagram representing the 12 constellations |