Revolution and Rotation in the Solar System

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Vocabulary flashcards covering astronomical motions, including rotation, revolution, orbits, and planetary cycles.

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Rotation

The spinning of a sphere on an axis.

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Revolution

A circular journey by one object around another.

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Orbit

The path an object makes as it revolves or rotates around another object.

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Axis

An imaginary line going through an object that it rotates on.

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Day

The period of time corresponding to one complete rotation of the Earth around its axis.

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Year

The period of time corresponding to one complete revolution of the Earth around the sun.

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Earth's Motion Around the Sun

The Earth revolves around the sun.

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Moon's Motion Around the Earth

The moon revolves around the Earth.