Space Vocab 1 - Orbital Patterns

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Which direction is prograde rotation, like the Sun?

What is the term that describes one complete trip around the Sun?

What is the time it takes for Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun?

Which direction is retograde rotation, opposite of the Sun?

What is the term for the path an object takes around another object in space?

What is the term for the imaginary line that runs through the Earth's North and South poles?

What is the term for the spin of a planet on its axis?

What is the name of the force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?