Astronomy
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| latitude | tells us how far north or south of the equator a place is
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| longitude | tells us how far east or west of the prime meridian
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| orbit | to rotate around its axis
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| rotation | the rotation of the earth around its own axis; earth rotates from west towards the east as viewed from space the earth turns counter-clockwise
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| terminator | is the line where the light and dark halves meet it does not move
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| axis | an imaginary line running through the middle of the planet
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| time zone | moving east: +1
moving west: -1
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| revolution | happens every year
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| winter solstice | December 21/22 first day of winter in N. hemisphere First day of summer in S. hemisphere
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| summer solstice | June 20/21 first day of summer N. hemisphere first day of winter S. hemisphere
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| vernal equinox | March 19/20 first day of spring in N. hemisphere first day of fall S. hemisphere
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| autumnal equinox | September 22/23 first day of fall in N. hemisphere first day of spring in S. hemisphere
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| ellipse | oval shape earths orbit is on an ellipse
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