An imaginary line around which an object rotates; in a rotating sphere, such as Earth an other planets, the two ends of the axis are called poles

• Axis

• Tilt

• Rotation/ Rotate

• Revolve/ Revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The third planet from the sun and the fifth largest; the only planet known to support life; the only planet on which water in liquid form exists, covering more than 70 percent of its surface

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The imaginary line forming a great circle around Earth’s surface halfway between the North and South poles; divides Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere

• Axis

• Equator

• Hemisphere

• Tilt

One half of a sphere, formed by a plane that passes through the center of the sphere; either the northern or southern half of Earth as divided by the equator, or the eastern or western half as divided by a meridian

• Equator

• Hemisphere

• Orbit

• Tilt

Distance north or south on Earth’s surface, measured in degrees from the equator, which has a latitude of 0°; used to identify any point on the surface of Earth

• Longatuide

• Latitude

• Revolution

• Rotation

The northern end of Earth’s axis of rotation, a point in the Arctic Ocean

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Equator

• Sun

The path of a celestial body or an artificial satellite as it revolves around another body; one complete revolution of such a body

• Orbit

• Tilt

• Latitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The motion of an object around a point, especially around another object or a center of mass; a single complete cycle of such motion

• Rotate/ Rotation

• Revolve/ Revolution

The motion of an object around its own axis; a single complete cycle of such motion

• Rotate/ Rotation

• Revolve/ Revolution

One of four natural divisions of the year—spring, summer, autumn, and winter—in the North or South Temperate Zones; each season begins as the sun passes through a solstice or an equinox

• Seasons

• Fronts

• Tempatures

• Night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6