Sol 6.8 Astronomy Word Scramble
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Word | Definition |
astronomy. | The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in the sky |
axis | An imaginary line that passes through the Earth’s center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates. |
rotation | The spinning motion of a planet about its axis. |
revolution | The movement of an object around another object. |
orbit | The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space. |
latitude | The distance north or south from the equator, measured in degrees. |
solstice | The two days of the year on which the noon sun is directly overhead at either 23.5 degrees South or 23.5 degrees North. |
equinox | The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tiled toward or away from the sun. |
Vernal Equinox | The day of the year that marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. |
Autumnal | The day of the year that marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. |
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