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| the spinning motion of a plant on its axis |
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| the movement of an object around another object |
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| give two reasons the earth has seasons |
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tilt of the axis(23.5)
revolution |
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| a ray of sun that is vertical and shineing directly on you |
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| what is an indirect sun ray |
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| when the light is more horisontal (this cast a longer shadow) |
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| why does the earth have direct and indirect sun |
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| because of the tilt (axis) of the earth |
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| when does north america have direct sun |
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| never, but the most direct sun is in the summer |
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| when does north america have indirect sun rays? |
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how would the axis be tilted when we have short days?
what season would this be? |
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| how would the earth be tilted when we have longer days |
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| what season do we have longer days? |
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| a path that the sun follows in the sky |
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| what would the solar path be like in the summer, winter, spring, and fall? |
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summer- N.E. to N.W.
winter-S.E. to S.W.
spring to fall- E. to W. |
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| the day when to sun reaches its highest and lowest point in the sky |
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| what two forces keep the planets in orbit around the sun? |
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| the attractive forces between two things |
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| the strength of gravity depends upon what? |
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| an objects tendancy to restit change |
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| when is the sun the highest in the sky in north america |
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| when is the sun the lowest in the sky in north america? |
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| how many days are in a year |
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