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Seasons
day/night, seasons, moon phases
Term | Definition |
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Axis | an imaginary line that runs through the centre of an object around which it turns. |
Rotation | an object spinning |
Revolve | to go around a central point, like the earth does around the sun |
Tilt | a position where one end of an object is higher than the other(symmetry) |
Seasons | any of the four periods of the year |
Hemisphere | A half of the earth, especially one above or below the equator. |
Equator | an imaginary line around the earth at an equal distance from the north and south 'poles' |
Orbit | a curved path followed by a planet or an object as it revolves around a planet, star, moon, etc. |
Ellipse | an oval shaped path followed by an object |
Moon phase | One of the times in which the moon is seen at a certain amount. |
Full moon | when we can see the Whole moon |
Gibbous | when most of the moon is visible(85% |