Astronomy: The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space.
Axis: The imaginary line that passes through Earth’s center and the North and South poles is the Earth’s axis.
Rotation: The spiraling of the Earth on its axis
Revolution: It is the movement of one object around another.
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Solstice: The sun reaches its greatest distance north and south of the equator twice each year. Each of these days, when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator, is known as a solstice.
Equinox: An equinox occurs when the noon sun is directly overhead at the equator.
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