T4E1 Vocabulary

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Axis

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An imaginary line that passes through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole.

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Solstice

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A day of the year when the noon sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Revolution

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The motion of an object around a point, especially around another object.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Season

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A period of the year with certain patterns of weather and day lengths.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Appear

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Something that seems to be a certain way or looks a certain way.

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Equinox

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The time of year when day and night are of equal length.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Orbit

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The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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Tilt

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The angle at which an object is inclined from the vertical.

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Latitude

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The distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Longitude

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The distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees.