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Earth's Motion Vocabulary

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