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astronomy
"weather" and distances of earth
Term | Definition |
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summer | june 20th- 23rd strikes tropic of cancer= (summer solstice)(longest day |
fall | sep 20th-23 directly over the equator= autominal equinox)(equal(equal day equal night) |
winter | december 20th-23th tropic of capricorn = winter solstice (shortest day/ longest night) |
spring | March 20th-23rd vernal equinox / equator(sun strikes the equator at12 degrees) |
aphelion | farthest from the earth(150mil kilometers)(July 3rd 3:54) |
perihelio | closest to the earth (157mil kolometers ( |
tropic of cancer | faces the sun during June |
tropic of Capricorn | faces the sun during december |
time zone | central/ eastern/pacific/mountain …(Illinois uses central) |