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A spinning motion is called a _________________.
Rotation
The line on which an object rotates is the _______________ ________.
Rotation Axis
The path an object follows as it moves around another object is an ____________.
Orbit
The motion of one object around another is called ________________.
Revolution
A __________________ is a day when Earth's rotation axis the most toward or away from the Sun.
solstice
A ________________ is a day when Earth's rotation axis is leaning along Earth's orbit, neither toward or away from the sun.
equinox
