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Unit4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1.rotation | The spin of a body on its axis |
| 2.day | The time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis |
| 3.revolution | The motion of a body that travels around another body in space; one complete trip along an orbit. |
| 4.year | The time required for the Earth to orbit once around the sun. |
| 5.season | A division of the year that is recurring weather conditions, and determined by both Earth's tilt relative to the sun and Earth's position in its orbit around the sun. |
| 6.equinox | The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator. |
| 7.solstice | The point at which the sun is as far north or as far south of the equator as possible. |
| 8.satellite | A natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet. |
| 9.gravity | A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses. |
| 10.lunar phases | The different appearances of the moon from Earth throughout the month. |
| 11.eclipse | An event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another. |
| 12.umbra | A shadow that blocks sunlight, such as conical section in the shadow of the Earth or the moon. |
| 13.penumbra | The outer part of a shadow such as a shadow cast by the Earth or the moon in which sunlight is only partially blocked. |
| 14.tide | The periodic rise and fall of the water level in the oceans and other large bodies of water. |
| 15.tidal range | The difference in levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide. |
| 16.spring tide | A tide of increased range that occurs two times a month, at the new and full moons. |
| 17.neap tide | A tide of minimum range that occurs during the first and third quarters of the moon. |