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Geography Vocab
Question | Answer |
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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 |