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Geo unit 2
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hemisphere | half of the earth (north south east and west) |
| orbit | the path earth travels around the sun |
| axis | imaginary line through earth from the north pole to the 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 1/4 days |
| winter solstice | when the northern hemisphere is tilted farthest from the sun the least hours of daylight =first day of winter |
| summer solstice | when the northern hemisphere is tilted farthest from the sun the least hours of daylight =first day of winter |
| equinox | when the sun shines most directly at the equatour equal hours of day and night happens in spring and fall |
| whether | current weather condition outside |
| climate | regular weather patterns in a n area over a very long period of time |