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PRACTICE

Match each term with its definition. Use a dictionary if you need help.
Then choose the term that also has a meaning not related to astronomy and
write a definition for it.
1. apogee
2. equinox
3. diurnal
4. perigee
5. eccentric
a. two dates each year when day and night are of equal length
b. having a noncircular planetary orbits such as Earth's
c. point when the moon is farthest from Earth
d. relating to the daily rotation of Earth
e. point when the moon is closest to Earth

User Vinayrks
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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

apogee=point where the moon is farthest from the Earth

equinox=two dates each year when day and night are of equal length

diurnal=?

perigee=point where the moon is closest to the earth

eccentric= a person or their behaviour unconventional and slightly strange

sorry for such a bad answer

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