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Earth
a. revolves
causing b.
c. causing
years
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Earth
a. rotates revolves
causing b. around the sun
c. days and nights causing
years |
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| Movement of the earth around the sun once a year is called Earth's: |
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| A day when the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator is called a(an): |
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| What are the two major motions of Earth as it travels through space? |
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| Which motion causes day and night? |
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| revolution and tilt of the Earth on its axis |
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| What are solstices and equinoxes? How are they related to the seasons? |
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solstices - two days of the year which the earth reaches its greatest point north or south
equinox - two days when the earth from the sun isn't pointing towards or away from the sun (12 hours of day and 12 hours of night)
both are the mark of new seasons
They cause the tilt of the Earth - making summer and winter |
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| How would the seasons be different if Earth were not tilted on its axis? |
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| Temperature would always be constant and there would be no seasons. |
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| Explain how he length of the day and year are related to Earth's movement through space. |
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| Day is how long the sun is shining, and year is the orbit around the sun. |
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| Mars's axis is tilted at about the same angle as Earth's axis. Do you think that Mars has seasons? Explain you answer. |
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| Yes because it is angled. |
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January 3rd
Earth is closer to the sun that during the aphelion |
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July 4
Farther away than during the perihelion |
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| Above equator - 23.5 degrees above |
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| Below equator - 23.5 degrees below |
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| when the suns rays are shining directly in one area |
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| when the suns rays aren't shining in a direct area |
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