EARTH MOON VOCAB

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ORBIT
The path an object follows as it moves around another object
REVOLUTION
The motion of one object around another object.
ROTATION
A spinning motion
ROTATION AXIS
The Line on which an object rotates
SOLSTICE
It is a day when Earths rotation axis is the most toward or away from the
sun.
EQUINOX
It is a day when Earths rotation axis is leaning along Earths orbit, neither
toward nor away from the sun
MARIA

The large, dark, flat areas on the moon (Mare singular)

PHASE
The lit part of the moon or a planet that can be seen from Earth
WAXING PHASES
During this time more of the moons near side is lit each night
WANING PHASES
During this time, less of the moons near side is lit each night.
Terms What is the How are the terms
Difference related
Between the terms
Revolution Revolution is around Both involve
another object, while spinning.
Rotation a rotation is a
spinning motion
Orbit Orbit is the path An orbit is in a
going around an revolution
Revolution object, while a
revolution is going
around a object
Rotation Rotation is a spinning They all are in the
Rotation axis motion, a rotation same object
Equator axis is what the spin
is on, equator is the
center of the sphere.
Solstice Solstice is

Equinox