Earth Science

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What are the seasons?

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The seasons are the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, fall, winter) that result from the Earth's tilt and its orbit around the Sun.

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How many days are in a year?

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There are 365 days in a year, which is the time it takes for the Earth to complete one full orbit around the Sun.

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What season is it when the Earth is leaning towards the Sun?

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It is summer when the part of the Earth you are living in is leaning towards the Sun.

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What is the movement of the Earth around the Sun called?

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The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called revolution.

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What is the spinning movement of the Earth about its axis called?

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The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called rotation.

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What causes day and night?

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Day and night are caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis, which exposes different parts of the Earth to the Sun.

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What is the axis of the Earth?

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The axis of the Earth is an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole, around which the Earth rotates.

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What is an orbit?

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An orbit is the path that an object takes as it moves around another object in space, like the Earth's path around the Sun.

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What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

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Rotation is the spinning of the Earth on its axis, while revolution is the movement of the Earth around the Sun.

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What happens during the summer solstice?

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During the summer solstice, the North Pole is tilted closest to the Sun, resulting in the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.