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Question | Answer |
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To spin or make a circular motion on its own axis | rotate/rotation |
To go all the way around | revolve/revolution |
An imaginary line which the body rotates | axis |
An imaginary line dividing the Northern and Southern hemisphere | equator |
A sloping position | tilt |
Caused by the Earth’s rotation or spinning on its axis once every 24 hours | day and night |
The way something looks | appearance |
This is when the moon appears to be fully illuminated | full moon |
Another name for the moon cycle | lunar cycle |
The moon is not visible at the time | new moon |
cast by an object that blocks the Sun’s light will change from long in the morning, shortest at noon then long in the late afternoon. The direction of the pattern of shadows is from west to east. | shadows |
When the Sun begins to rise in the East | sunrise/dawn |
When the Sun begins to set in the West | sunset/dusk |
Caused by the tilt of the Earth | seasons |
Caused by the gravitational pull of the Earth | tides |
The order or the following of one thing after another | sequence |
third planet from the Sun, and only planet with known life | Earth |
order of the planets | Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune |
center of the solar system | sun |
A smaller version or representation that shows the same appearance | model |
A connection, association or involvement | relationship |
Gravitational bound system consisting of the Sun and 8 planets | solar system |