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Geo Unit 2
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hemisphere | half of the Earth (Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern) |
| orbit | the path Earth travels around the sun |
| axis | imaginary line through 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 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. the least hours of daylight = first day of winter |
| equinox | when the sun shines most directly at the equator. equal hours of day and night. happens in spring and fall. |
| weather | current weather conditions outside |
| climate | regular weather patterns in an area over a very long period of time |