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7-Sci-Seasons
Term | Definition |
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rotation | the spinning of a body, such as a plant, on its axis |
day | the time it takes for a planet to complete one rotation; for Earth, 24 hours |
revolution | the motion of a body that travels around another body, such as Earth around the sun |
year | the time it takes for a plant to complete one revolution around the sun; for Earth, 365.25 days |
north pole | the northern geographical pole of the earth, in the middle of the Arctic Ocean |
season | a period of time characterized by a pattern of temperature and other weather trends |
equinox | a day when the hours of daylight is the same in the northern and southern hemispheres marks a change in season |
solstice | a day when one hemisphere has the maximum hours of daylight while the other hemisphere has the minimum hours of daylight |