Earth in Space vocabulary

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Tilted

the Earth is off its axis by 23.5 degrees

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Rotation

The spinning of Earth on its axis

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Eastward/Counterclockwise

The direction the Earth rotates

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Astronomy

The study of the moon, starts, and other objects in space.

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Orbit

Path a planet takes

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Satellite

any object in space that orbits another object, for example our moon

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Revelation

The movement of one object around another

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Solstice

Occurs in June and December; when the amount of day light and night time is not equal. In December, it is the shortest day of the year, as in there is the least amount of sunlight in 24 hour period.

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Equinox

Occurs in March and September- The time of year when night and day are of equal length

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