Seasons vocabulary & learning objectives
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| Axis | Imaginary line that passes through center of Earth.
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| Rotation | A body spinning on its axis.
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| Revolution | The movement of a body around another body (Earth around the Sun).
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| Orbit | The Earth's path as it travels around the Sun.
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| Solstice | June 21st is summer solstice, the longest day of year, December 21st is winter solstice, the shortest day of year.
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| Equinox | Equal amounts of day and night.
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| Vernal (Spring) Equinox | March 21st
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| Autumnal (Fall) Equinox | Sept. 21st
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| 23.5 degrees | The tilt of Earth on axis.
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| 23.9 hours | Amount of time it takes Earth to rotate around once on its axis.
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| Daytime | When your point on Earth is facing the Sun.
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| Nighttime | When your point on Earth is facing away from the Sun.
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| 365 and 1/4 days | The amount of time it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun.
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| Seasons are a result of... | Earth's tilt on its axis and its orbit around Sun.
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| Summer | When your hemisphere tilts towards the Sun.
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| Winter | When your hemisphere tilts towards the Sun.
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| Shortest day of year. | Winter Solstice-Dec. 21st. First day of winter.
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| Longest day of year. | Summer Solstice-June 21st. First day of summer.
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| Aphelion | A body's closest point to another. Winter in the northern hemisphere
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| Perihelion | A body's farthest point from another. Summer in the northern henisphere
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| Wintertime | The Sun's path is lower in the sky.
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| Summertime | The Sun's path is higher in the .
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