Ch. 13 Lesson 1 Earth in Space

The imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and

South poles

• orbit

• axis

• calendar

• solstice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The spinning of the Earth on its axis, takes 24 hours or one day

• revolution

• solstice

• equinox

• rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the path an object takes around another object, ex. Earth around the Sun or Moon around the Earth

• orbit

• revolution

• rotation

• solstice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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The movement of one object around another, Earths movement around the sun takes one year

• calendar

• orbit

• revolution

• rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A system of organizing time, it defines the beginning, length, and divisions of a year

• solstice

• equinox

• revolution

• calendar

When the sun appears the farthest north and the farthest south of the equator (o (summer/ winter)

• rotation

• solstice

• equinox

• revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the noon sun is directly over the equator

• revolution

• solstice

• equinox

• rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1