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| What is the name for the planets and other bodies that revolve around the sun? |
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| What is the elliptical path around the sun? |
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| What two things does the sun provide for the earth? |
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| How far is the sun from the earth? |
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| The sun is made up of __________ ______ _______________. |
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| The great mass of the sun creates enough __________________ to keep planets revolving around it. |
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| The Earth revolves around the sun every ______days. |
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| The earth rotates on its axis every ___________. |
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| the earth's tilt on its axis |
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| On June 21, the summer solstice, where are the direct rays of the sun? |
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| directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer |
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| On September 23, the fall equinox, where are the direct rays of the sun? |
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| directly overhead at the Equator |
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| On December 22, the winter solstice, where are the direct rays of the sun? |
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| directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn |
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| On March 21, the spring equinox, where are the direct rays of the sun? |
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| directly overhead at the Equator |
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| What would be different if the earth did not tilt on its axis? |
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| There would be no seasons. |
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| What happens during the spring and fall equinoxes? |
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| Day and night are the same length. |
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