Axis - An imaginary straight line joining the north and south poles of the Earth, Climate - Is the long-term average weather conditions over time, Crescent - The phases where the moon is less than half illuminated, Equinox - Day on which day and night are the same length, Gibbous  - Phases where the moon is more than half illuminated, Lunar eclipse - When the Moon is in the Earth’s shadow and appears darkened., Orbit - Path on which a planet moves around the Sun/star, or a Moon moves around a planet, Phases of the moon - Changes in the appearance of the shape of the Moon as seen from Earth, Revolution - One complete orbit around the sun, Rotation - Rotation is when an object spins or turns on its own axis, Season - On Earth; summer, spring, winter and autumn, caused by the tilt of the a planet’s axis, Solar eclipse - When the light from the Sun is blocked by the Moon, Solar system - The system made up of the Sun and all planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids and comets that travel around the Sun or each other, Summer solstice - The point where the Sun appears to reach its highest point in the sky for the year; marked by the longest day (about 22 December in the Southern Hemisphere)., Weather - Short term conditions of the atmosphere, Winter solstice - The point where the Sun appears to reach its lowest point in the sky for the year; marked by the shortest day (about 21 June in the Southern Hemisphere).,

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