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Seasons and Tides

Vocabulary for Seasons and Tides

TermDefinition
Axis an imaginary line that passes from Earth’s North Pole
Earth’s tilt of Axis Tilt of Earth’s Axis-23.5 degrees
Revolution the movement of one object around another object
Rotation Earth's rotation is its spin on its axis, which causes the daily cycle of day and night and takes about 24 hours to complete
Season a period of the year with certain patterns of weather and day lengths
Solstice A day of the year when the noon sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky
Equinox a day when neither hemisphere of Earth is tilted toward or away from the sun, and day and night are the same length
Orbit the curved (elliptical) path that one object takes around another
Northern Hemisphere the half of the Earth that lies NORTH of the equator
Southern Hemisphere the half of the Earth that lies SOUTH of the equator
Tide the predictable rise and fall of ocean water that occurs along Earth’s coastline
Spring Tide a tide with the biggest difference between high and low tide, the Sun, Earth and Moon are in a straight line
Neap Tide a tide with the least difference between consecutive high and low tides, the Sun, Earth and Moon are in a ninety degree angle
Consecutive regarding tides most commonly refers to the time between two high tides or two low tides
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