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Vocab Deck 1
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Total cards: 6•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
Front (Question)
Rotation
Back (Answer)
the spinning motion of a planet on its axis.
#2
Front (Question)
Revolution
Back (Answer)
the movement of one object around another object.
#3
Front (Question)
Orbit
Back (Answer)
the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space.
#4
Front (Question)
Solstice
Back (Answer)
either of the two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator.
#5
Front (Question)
Equinox
Back (Answer)
means equal night; this occurs halfway between the solstices; it is the two days of the year in which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun.
#6
Front (Question)
Axis
Back (Answer)
an imaginary line that passes through a planet’s center and its north and south poles, about which the planet rotates.