During the northern hemisphere's summer, is Earth's axis pointing away from the Sun or towards the Sun?
Towards
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What is responsible for the changing of seasons on Earth?
Tilt of Earth's axis
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What is the obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination?
Eclipse
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What causes the revolution of the planets?
The Sun's gravity
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What causes our ocean tides?
The gravitational pull of the Moon.
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Name all four seasons.
Spring, summer, winter, fall
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What causes a solar eclipse?
The Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon blocks the view of the Sun from Earth
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What happens when when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Earth blocks the Sun shining on the Moon; a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse?
A lunar eclipse
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What is an imaginary line extending from the North Pole to the South Pole going through the center of Earth, which is the center of Earth's rotation?
Axis
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How many Moon phases are part of the lunar cycle?
Eight
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What are the four natural divisions of the year based on changes in temperature due to varied amounts of sunlight called?
Seasons
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What is caused by the pull of the Moon's gravity?
High and low tides
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What creates the night-and-day cycle experienced on Earth?