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Vocab - Geography
Term | Definition |
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solar system | Earth and 8 other planets and thousands of smaller bodies form ... |
orbit | travels its own path around the sun |
atmosphere | layer of air surrounding Earth, supports life |
axis | imaginary line that runs through the Earth's center, between North and South Poles |
revolution | complete orbit around the sun in 365 1/4 days |
leap year | a year that contains an extra day |
summer solstice | the day in the Northern Hemisphere with the most hours of sunlight and fewest hours of darkness |
winter solstice | the day in the Northern Hemisphere with the fewest hours of sunlight |
equinoxes | when day and night are equal length in both hemispheres |