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Seasons and Moon Vocabulary. The Earth, Moon system. Imaginary line which separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere. Equator. The imaginary line that Earth rotates around. 1 rotation is 24 hours. This causes day and night. . Axis of Rotation.
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Seasons and Moon Vocabulary The Earth, Moon system
Imaginary line which separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere Equator
The imaginary line that Earth rotates around. 1 rotation is 24 hours. This causes day and night. Axis of Rotation
The motion of one object around another. • Earth revolves around the Sun. • Moon revolves around the Earth. Revolution
Patterns of temperature changes and other weather trends over the course of a year. • Fall, winter, spring, summer Season
Time of the year when sunlight shines equally on the northern and southern hemisphere. • September Equinox • March Equinox Equinox
The area of sunlight is at a maximum in one hemisphere and a minimum in another hemisphere. These days make the longest/shortest days of the year. • December Solstice – Shortest day of the year. • June Solstice – Longest day of the year. Solstice