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Vocab - Geography
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| solar system | Earth and 8 other planets and thousands of smaller bodies form ... |
| orbit | travels its own path around the sun |
| atmosphere | layer of air surrounding Earth, supports life |
| axis | imaginary line that runs through the Earth's center, between North and South Poles |
| revolution | complete orbit around the sun in 365 1/4 days |
| leap year | a year that contains an extra day |
| summer solstice | the day in the Northern Hemisphere with the most hours of sunlight and fewest hours of darkness |
| winter solstice | the day in the Northern Hemisphere with the fewest hours of sunlight |
| equinoxes | when day and night are equal length in both hemispheres |