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9.1 Part 3
Earth's Years and Seasons
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Science
5th Grade
03/31/2011

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Earth's Year
Definition
Earth revolves around the sun every 365 1/4 days, or one year
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Earth's Orbit
Definition
the Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours and revolves around the Sun every 365 1/4 days
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Earth's Seasons
Definition
happen because of Earth's tilt, and whether that tilt is toward the Sun, or away from the Sun
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More Direct Sunshine
Definition
the closer to 90 degrees the angle of the sunrays striking the Earth's surface are, the warmer and more intense the sunshine is
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Less Direct Sunshine
Definition
the farther to 90 degrees the angle of the sunrays striking the Earth's surface are, the warmer and more intense the sunshine is
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