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Some things to know about chapter 18 & 19……..did you know this?

rotation- spinning motion of a planet on its axis creating day and night

revolution- the motion around an object such as the planet going around the sun or the
moon revolving around the earth

orbit- the path a planet makes as it revolves around the sun

The period of rotation or the period of revolution is the time that it takes to complete that
motion. Such as the period of revolution for earth is one year(365 1/4 days). The period
of rotation for earth is 24 hours.

equinox-on the first day of spring (vernal equinox) the amount of daylight and darkness
are equal. On the first day of fall (autumnal equinox) the amount of daylight and
darkness are equal.

year- is the time required for the Earth to orbit the sun once

leap year- a year with an extra day added on the calendar (February 29th). This happens
every 4 years due to the length of the year being 365 1/4 days. 1/4day
+1/4day+1/4day+1/4day= 1 extra day
constellations- are sections of the sky that contain recognizable star patterns

light year- is a unit of length equal to the distance that light travels through space in one
year. Wow at 300,000 km/sec or approximately 186,000 mi/sec …..I bet that is a long
distance in a year!
186,000mi/sec X 60sec/min. X 60min/hr X 24hours/day X 365days/year=
5,865,696,000,000 miles equals 1 light year! You try the equation but instead of miles
substitute the kilometers per second and see what you get for kilometers per year.