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| How long does it take for the earth to rotate completely on its axis? |
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| How long does it take for the earth to complete one revolution around the sun? |
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| About how long does it take for the moon to revolve around the earth? |
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| when a object spins on its axis |
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| when an object moves/travels around another object |
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| How many times larger is the earth than the moon? |
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| How far away is the moon? |
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| Why do we have a leap years? |
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| because it takes 365 1/4 days to rotate around the sun so every 4 years we add the four quarters together and add a day to our calendar |
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| At what time of day are shadows shortest? |
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| During what seaon are shadows the longest? |
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| solar noon is when the sun is at it highest point and the shadow is the shortest |
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| During what season does the sun appear higher in the sky? |
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| The sun rises in the __________ and sets in the ____________ |
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morning / night
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| is an imaginary line that the Earth spins on |
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| When it is winter in the Northern hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern hemisphere? |
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The shortest shadow of the day occurs at sunrise.
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| During what season are days shorter in length? |
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| During _____________, the Earth is tilted toward the sun. During ______________ , the Earth is tilted away from the sun. |
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