VOCAB Science CORE 4

5. The path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space. The path the Earth follows around the sun.
6. An imaginary line around which Earth rotates.
8. The imaginary line of latitude that divides Earth into two equal hemispheres
11. Very long-period waves that move through the ocean in resposne to the forces exerted by the moon and sun
12. A period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other
14. A measure of how cold or hot something is
16. a natural object that exists outside the Earth's atmosphere. Examples: stars, planets, asteroids, comets, or meteoroids

1. A measure of the intensity of light hitting Earth's surface
2. The force that draws objects towards each other
3. The state of the atmosphere at a given place and time
4. The spinning of Earth on its axis. Every day the Earth rotates or spins on its axis.
7. Happens just after every full and new moon, when the sun, moon, and earth are in a straight line
9. Imaginary lines that run east and west to measure the distance north or south of the equator
10. A period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather, and tempature
13. The time/date when both day and night are at an equal time; happens twice a year
15. To move in a circle about/around a central axis.
17. Either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days