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geo unit 2
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hemisphere | half of the earth (northern, southern, eastern, western) |
| orbit | the path the earth take around the sun |
| axis | the imagery line that goes from the north pole and the south pole |
| rotation | how the earth spins around its axis, once every 24 hours |
| revolution | how the earth travels around the sun, takes 365.25 days |
| summer solstice | when the northern hemisphere is tilled most torward the sun |
| winter solstice | when the northern hemisphere is tilled furest away from the sun |
| equinox | when the sun shines most directly at the equator. equal length day and night. happens in the spring and fall |
| climate | current conditions outside right now |
| weather | current conditions outside right now |