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Geo unit 2
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hemisphere | Half of the earth (Northern,Southern,Eastern,Western) |
| orbit | The path earth travels around the sun |
| axis | Imaginary line though earth from North pole to south pole |
| rotation | when the Earth spins on its axis every 24 hours |
| revolution | When the earth travels all the way around the sun and that takes 365.25 days |
| summer solstice | when the northern hemisphere is tilted furthest toward the sun the most hours of daylight= first day of summer |
| winter solstice | When the northern hemisphere is tilted furthest away from the sun least hours of daylight=first day of winter |
| equinox | When the sun shines most directly at the equator equal hours of day and night=Spring and Fall |
| climate | current weather conditions outside |
| weather | Regular weather patterns in an area over a very long period of time |