Space Vocab

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Max sunlight in one hemisphere, min in the other.

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Solstice

Front

Spin around an axis; Earth takes 24 hours for 1 rotation, causing day and night.

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Rotation

Front

Sunlight shines equally on northern & southern hemispheres

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Equinox

Front

Earth's orbit around the sun takes 365 ¼ days.

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Revolution

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Term that best describes the picture:

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Solstice

Front

Term that describes the picture:

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Revolution

Front

Term that describes the image:

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Equinox

Front

Term that best describes the image:

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Revolution

Front

The moon appears to grow with the right side illuminated.

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Waxing

Front

The moon appears to shrink with the left side illuminated.

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Waning