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Geo 7 Seasons
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Geography
7th Grade
09/28/2007

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Term
orbit
Definition
An elliptical path
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revolution
Definition
One complete trip around the sun
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revolution
Definition
To rotate, or spin, on its axis
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axis
Definition
An imaginary line that runs through the earth's center between the North and south poles
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leap year
Definition
An extra day in the calendar year every four years (it gets added to February)
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year
Definition
One revolution around the sun. It takes 365 and 1/4 days.
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June solstice
Definition
1. Sun's rays directly over Tropic of Cancer.
2. summer in Northern Hemisphere
3. winter in Southern Hemisphere
4. The day with the most hours of sunlight.
5. Around June 21st.
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December solstice
Definition
1. Suns rays are directly over Tropic of Capricorn.
2. winter in Northern Hemisphere.
3. summer in Southern Hemisphere.
4. Day with the fewest hours of sunlight.
5. Around December 22nd.
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