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Vocab Quiz 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rotation | to spin or make a circular motion on its own axis. The Earth spins on its axis. |
| Revolution | to go all the way around something. The Earth travels around the Sun. |
| Axis | an imaginary line that a planet spins on |
| Poles | represent the northern and southern end of the Earth’s axis |
| Hemisphere | means “half of a sphere”. The earth is divided into a Northern and Southern. |
| Equator | the imaginary dividing line between the two hemispheres |
| Winter | less direct sunlight; hemisphere tilts away from the Sun |
| Summer | the sun shines more directly; the hemisphere tilts towards the Sun |
| Solstice | the date that has the least amount of daylight during the year |
| Equinox | a date with equal amounts of day and night |