unit 5 lesson 1 : Earth's Seasons, days, and years

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rotation

the spinning of a body, such as a planet, on its axis

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revolution

the motion of a body that travels around another body in space is called a________

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year

one full revolution around the sun (365 1/4 days)

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day

one full rotation of the Earth on its axis (24 hours)

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solstice

the area of sunlight is at its maximum in one hemisphere and at a minimum in the other (December and June)

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equinox

when the sunlight shines EQUALLY on the northern and southern hemisphere. (September and March)

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season

characterized by a pattern of temperature and weather trends