Unit 2, LS2 Vocab Flashcard: Milankovitch Cycles

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An orbit is...

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the path an object takes around another object.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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Eccentricity of a planet refers to...

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How circular or oval the planet's orbit is.

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Obliquity of a planet refers to...

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Tilt of the planet's axis.

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Precession of a planet refers to...

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how much wobble there is when a planet rotates.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Cylinders of ice from Antarctica's ice caps are called...

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the Vostok Ice Core

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

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Time for a planet/moon to spin once on its axis:

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a period of rotation.

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Time for a planet/moon to orbit its parent body.

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A period of revolution.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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Aphelion occurs when...

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Earth is furthest from the sun.

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Perihelion occurs when Earth is closest to the sun.

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Earth is closest to the sun.

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An axis is...

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the imaginary point about which an object spins.