Vocab practice

2. An equinox is an event in which a planet's subsolar point passes through its Equator.
5. the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth.
7. tilt Axial tilt is the angle between the planet's rotational axis and its orbital axis.
8. the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun.
9. the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun
10. revolution Revolution" refers the object's orbital motion around another object. For example, Earth rotates on its own axis, producing the 24-hour day. Earth revolves about the Sun, producing the 365-day year.
11. eclipse an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow.
13. the shadow cast by the earth or moon over an area experiencing a partial eclipse
14. The maximum phase of a total solar eclipse, during which the Moon's disk completely covers the Sun's bright face.
15. Latitude measures the distance north or south of the equator.

1. the point where the Sun appears to reach either its highest or lowest point in the sky for the year.
2. An equator is an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body.
3. half of a spherical or approximately spherical body (like a planet)
4. eclipse an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon.
6. rotation "Rotation" refers to an object's spinning motion about its own axis.
8. eclipse an eclipse of the sun in which the edge of the sun remains visible as a bright ring around the moon.
12. the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
13. the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth