EARTH/MOON AND SUN!! Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
ROTATION | THE SPINNING MOTION OF A PLANET ABOUT ITS AXIS!!!!! |
AXIS | IMAGINARY LINE PASSING THROUGH THE EARTHS CENTER AND POLES!!!!!!!! |
ROTATION CAUSES | DAY AND NIGHT IT TAKES 24 HOURS TO MAKE A COMPLETE ROTATION!!!!!!!!! |
REVOLUTION | THE MOVEMENT OF ONE OBJECT AROUND ANOTHER!!!!!!! |
REVOLUTION OF PLANETS | ALL PLANETS REVOLVE AROUND THE SUN!!!!!! |
REVOLUTION OF THE MOONS | ALL MOONS REVOLVE AROUND THE PLANETS!!!!! |
GRAVITY | THE TENDENCY OF A MOVING OBJECT YO CONTINUE IN A STRAIGHT PATH LINE OR A STATIONARY OBJECT TO REMAIN IN PLACE UNLESS ACTED UPON ANOTHER FORCE!!!!! |
ORBIT | THE PATH OF AN OBJECT!!!!!!! |
LATITUDE | THE MEASUREMENT OF DISTANCE FROM THE EQUATOR EXPRESSED IN DEGREES NORTH OR SOUTH!!!! |
SOLSTICE | THE TWO DAYS OF THE YEAR ON WHICH THE NOON SUN IS DIRECTLY OVERHEAD AT EITHER 23.5 DEGREES NORTH OR SOUTH |
EQUINOX | TWO DAYS OF THE YEAR ON WHICH NEITHER HEMISPHERE IS TILTED TOWARD OR AWAY FROM THE SUN |
VERNAL EQUINOX | THE DAY OF THE YEAR THAT MARKS THE BEGINNING OF SPRING IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE |
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX | THE DAY OF THE YEAR THAT MARKS THE BEGINNING OF FALL IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE |
ASTRONOMY | THE STUDY OF THE MOON, STARS AND OTHER OBJECTS IN SPACE |
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