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Geography
9th Grade
09/14/2009

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Term
solar system
Definition
the Sun and the group of bodies that revolve around it.
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planets
Definition
do not generate their own light, orbit around a star.
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moons
Definition
are smaller objects that obit a planet
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planets
Definition
do not generate their own light
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satellite
Definition
a body that orbits a larger body, moons are also satellites.
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solar energy
Definition
energy that comes from the Sun
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rotation
Definition
one complete spin of a planet is a rotation.
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revolution
Definition
the time it takes a planet to orbit the sun.
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tilt
Definition
Earth's axis in relation to the Sun.
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Tropic of Capricorn
Definition

is on a parallel 23 1/2 degrees south of the equator.

 

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Arctic Circle
Definition
is located 66 1/2 degrees north of the equator.
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Antarctic Circle
Definition

located at 66 1/2 degrees south of the equator.

 

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Tropic of Cancer
Definition
parallel located at 23 1/2 degrees north of the equator.
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tropics
Definition
warm low latitude areas near the equator
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polar regions
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the areas that surround the North and South Poles.

 

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solstice
Definition
the time the Earth's poles point at their greatest angle toward or away from the Sun.
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equinox
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occurs twice each year when the Earth's poles are not pointed toward or away from the Sun. Means equal night. At this time the direct rays of the Sun strike the equator, and both poles are at a 90 degree angle from the Sun.

 

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pervade
Definition
to spread throughout
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involuntary
Definition
not done of one's free will
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distract
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to draw the mind away in another direction
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spell
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a word giving magical power
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infernal
Definition
devilish inhuman
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