Earth's Motion

Earth ___________, or follows a path, around the Sun.

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Earth orbits, or follows a path, around the Sun making one complete revolution every _______ days due to the Sun’s gravitational pull.

• 365

• 366

• 365.24

• 365.50

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Draw the axis where the earth rotates on.

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As Earth revolves around the Sun, it rotates, or spins on its ______________, or an imaginary line on which the Earth rotates.

The hemisphere tilted toward the Sun receives _________ daylight hours than the hemisphere tilted away from the Sun.

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Earth’s tilt cause the suns radiation to strike the hemispheres at _________ angles.

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The tilt of Earth’s rotation axis, combined with Earth’s motion around the Sun causes the __________ to change

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Day when Earth’s rotation axis is the most toward or away from the Sun

• solstice

• equinox

• ellipse

• orbit

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• Summer solstice is _____ ​in the northern hemisphere

 

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 Winter solstice is ______​ in the northern hemisphere​

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