Seasons on Earth

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Temperature

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A measure of how cold or hot something is

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Weather

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• The state of the atmosphere at a given time.

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Season

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• Four divisions of the year (spring, summer, fall, and winter) marked by weather patterns and daylight hours

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Revolution

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the movement of the Earth around the Sun in its orbital path

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Rotation

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the spinning motion of the Earth around its own axis

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Earth's Axis

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• An imaginary line around which Earth rotates

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Earth’s Orbit

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An almost circular, repeating path around the Sun

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Equator

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• The imaginary line of latitude that divides Earth into two equal hemispheres

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Solstice

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• the moment when the Sun reaches its most northerly or southerly point in the sky, marking the longest day of the year (summer solstice) or the shortest day of the year (winter solstice)

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Equinox

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the moment when the Earth's axis is tilted neither towards or away from the Sun, resulting in nearly equal day and night hours across the globe