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Harrison B. Vocab
Astronomy
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Astronomy
10th Grade
02/04/2014

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Barycenter
Definition
the common center of mass around which two or more objects.
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Precession
Definition
the slow, conicud motion of the Earth's axis of rotation, caused by the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon, and, to a smaller extent, of the planets, on the equatorial bulge of the earth.
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Nutation
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the periodic oscillation observed in the precession of the earth's axis and the precession of the equinoxes.
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Rotation
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the movement or path of the earth or a heavenly body turning on its axis.
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accretion
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an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
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