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revolution

The orbit of an abject around another abject.

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rotation

The spin of on object around it’s axis.

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equinox

occurs when the earth’s rotation axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun

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Sistice

when the Earth’s rotation axis is titled directly toward or away from the sun

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waxing

as the lit portion of the moon becomes large.

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wanning

as the lit portion of the moon becomes smaller.

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tide

the periodic rise and fall of the oceans surface caused by the gravitational force between Earth and the moon and the sun.

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eclipse

the movement of one solar system object in to the shadow of another object

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heliocentric

sun is the center we  move around it.

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geocentric

old thinking Earth climber of solar system.

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elliptical

the earth is not a cereal its a oval. 

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Rotation

the sun appears to rise in the east and sets in the west. the earth spins an its axis.

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Rotation

sunsets happens as we begin to turn away from the sun. we don’t feel the earth spin because it spins smooth never changing pleases. 

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Rotation

completed in 24 hours. when one side of the world is having daytime the other is having night time. 

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Rotation

sunrise happens as we begin to turn toward the sun. The earth spins at a const in the same direction. 

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Revolution

The sun appears higher in the sky during summer because we are tilted closer to the sun. earth season lasts about 3 mouths. 

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Revolution 

completed in a year. The earth orbits around the sun. 

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Revolution

The season changes as the earth orbits around the sun. As the earth orbits, the part of the earth tilted away from the sun is having fall and winter.

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Revolution

places near the equator ( the center of the earth) don’t have much change in season because those places are always close to the sun.

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AU 

Astronomical unit 150 million kilometers.