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1. What is the meaning of rotate? the move or cause to move in a circle around an axis or a center 2. What is the meaning of revolve? move in a circle on a central axis 3. What is the equinox? the time or date (twice each year)at which the sun crosses the the equator creating the same length day and night (september 22 and march 20) 4.What is the solstice? either of the two times in the year, the sun reaches its highest or lowest 5. What is the North Pole? the north pole is the northernmost point on the earth lying the exact opposite of the south pole 6. What is the South Pole? the south pole is exactly the opposite of the north pole location on the south side 7.What is an Earth day? earth day is an annual event that happens on april 22 where people celebrate and demonstrate environmental protection 8.What is an Earth year? a year on earth is 365 days and sometimes 364 days 23 hours and 56 minutes 9.What is an axis? an imaginary line of which the earth rotate

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