Astronomy Chapter 1
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- Q1The scientific study of the universeastrophysicsastronomyastrologybiology30s
- Q2an imaginary line about which a body rotates.meteraxisrevolutionlatititude30s
- Q3The movement of one object around anotherrevolutionlongituderotationaxis30s
- Q4The spinning of Earth on its axisrotationgeosynchronousmeteoritesrevolution30s
- Q5The path an object follows as it moves around another objectneap tideorbitellipticalaxis30s
- Q6A system of organizing time that defines the beginning, length, and divisions of a year.lunar yearmoonthcalendarmonth30s
- Q7a period of the year determined by the position of Earth as it revolves around the sunsolar eclipseseasonmonthyear30s
- Q8an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equatorlongitudelatitudetideequinox30s
- Q9Distance east or west of the prime meridianvernal equinoxspring tidelongitudelatitude30s
- Q10Time when the Sun is farthest from the equator.solsticegibbousequinoxrevolution30s
- Q11Twice a year; day and night are equal amounts of timesolsticelatitudelongitudeequinox30s
- Q12the day of the year that marks the beginning of spring in the northern hemispherevernal equinoxautumnal equinoxneap tidesprint tide30s
- Q13In September; day and night are equal timeslunar eclipseautumnal equinoxsolsticevernal equinox30s
- Q14A force that pulls objects toward each othercentripetal forcegravityelipseinertia30s
- Q15the time taken by a planet to make one revolution around the sun.a monthyear24 hours364 days30s