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Our Planet, Earth
2.1 Our Planet, Earth
Question | Answer |
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the equator | where does the earth always get direct sunlight |
axis | an imaginary line through Earth between North and South poles, around which the Earth turns |
orbit | the path one body makes as it circles around another |
revolution | a circular motion |
rotation | a complete turn |
Earth's rotation | causes day and night |
Earth's tilt and orbit | causes season changes |
summer | when a hemisphere is tilted toward the sun it is |
winter | when a hemisphere is tiled away from the sun it is |