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Based on the model above, which season is point X most likely experiencing? Options: spring, summer, winter, fall or autumn.

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summer

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Why does Antarctica experience six months of complete darkness during winter?

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Earth’s tilt

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What season is Sallisaw, Oklahoma, experiencing in month 4?

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Summer, because Earth’s tilt causes more hours of daylight in the summer

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Which motion in the solar system causes day and night on Earth?

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Rotation of Earth on its tilted axis

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What would happen if earth's rotation speed were to increase?

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The day would be shorter

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The apparent rising and setting of the sun as seen from the Earth are caused by the _________

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Rotation of the Earth

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Which location has the greatest number of hours of daylight? Options: A, B, C, D, E

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E

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Why are summer days hotter than winter days?

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Earth's northern axis is tilted toward the sun.

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Which diagram shows how the Earth’s axis is tilted when it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere?

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People living in the Northern hemisphere are generally experiencing (based on the picture):

• Fewer hours of daylight and warmer temperatures
• Fewer hours of daylight and cooler temperatures
• More hours of daylight and warmer temperatures
• More hours of daylight and cooler temperatures

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Fewer hours of daylight and cooler temperatures

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