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| winter, spring, summer and fall |
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| winter in the northern hemisphere |
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| occurs when the Earth’s north pole axis is tilted away from the sun; |
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| summer in the northern hemisphere |
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| occurs when the Earth’s north pole axis is tilted toward the Sun |
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| at the equator, sunlight is more direct so that this area has little variation in temperature and amount of daylight all year long |
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| the season after winter and before summer |
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| the season after spring and before fall |
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| the season after fall and before spring |
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| the season after summer and before winter |
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| __ on Earth are determined by the angle of the Sun above the horizon |
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| winter in the northern hemisphere |
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| When it is __, it is summer in the southern hemisphere. |
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| summer in the northern hemispere |
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| When it is __, it is winter in the southern hemisphere. |
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| __ are not determined by the angle of the Sun in the sky, but by a rainy and a dry period. |
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