Earth's Motion Vocabulary

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Rotation

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The spinning motion of Earth on its axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Axis

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The imaginary line that runs though the center of the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Day

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The location on Earth that is facing the sun in Earth's rotation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Night

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The location on Earth that is facing away from the sun in Earth's rotation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Revolution

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The motion of one planet or celestial object around another

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Hemisphere

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The Eastern/Western or Northern/Southern half of the planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Sundial

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An instrument showing the time by the shadow of a pointer

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Season: Summer (in the Northern Hemisphere)

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A time of year in the northern hemisphere when the Earth is tilted toward the sun getting the most direct sunlight

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Season: Winter (in the Northern Hemisphere)

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A time of year in the northern hemisphere when the Earth is tilted away from the sun getting the least direct sunlight

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Season: Spring (in the Northern Hemisphere)

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A time of year in the northern hemisphere when the Earth is halfway between winter and summer in its orbit around Sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1