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Geography Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| solar system | sun and the group of bodies that revolve around it |
| planets | major bodies that orbit a star |
| moons | smaller objects that orbit a larger planets |
| satellite | a body that orbits a larger body |
| solar energy | energy from the sun |
| rotation | one complete spin of earth on its axis |
| revolution | one elliptical orbit of earth around the sun |
| Tropic of Capricorn | The parallel 23 1/2° south of the equator |
| Antarctic Circle | The parallel 66 1/2° south of the equator |
| Arctic Circle | A parallel 66 1/2° degrees north of the equator |
| Tropic of Cancer | The parallel 23 1/2° north of the equator |
| tropics | Warm, low-latitude areas near the equator |
| polar regions | High-latitude, cold regions around the North and South Poles |
| solstice | The time that Earth’s poles point at their greatest angle toward or away from the Sun |
| equinox | The time when both of Earth’s poles are at a 90 degree angle from the Sun and the Sun’s direct rays strike the equator |