Bonnie Branch 6th Grade - 19-1 / Earth in Space
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| astronomy | The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
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| axis | An imaginary line that passes through Earth’s center and the North and South poles, on which Earth rotates
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| rotation | The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
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| revolution | The movement of an object around another object
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| orbit | The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
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| latitude | The distance north or south from the equator, measured in degrees
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| solstice | The two days of the year on which the noon sun is directly overhead at either 23.5° North or 23.5° South latitude
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| equinox | The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun
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| vernal equinox | The day of the year that marks the beginning of spring in the Northern hemisphere
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| autumnal equinox | The day of the year that marks the beginning of fall in the Northern hemisphere
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