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  • direct
    The hemisphere that is tilted toward the sun will recieve more ___________ rays from the sun.- (direct or indirect)
  • summer
    In the Northern Hemisphere the Earth is at its greatest distance from the sun during _______________.
  • longer
    The hemisphere that is tilted toward the sun will have ____________ days- (shorter or longer)
  • hemisphere
    -one half of the sphere that makes up Earth's surface-North or South of the equator
  • Poles
    -Energy from the sun is spread out over a greater area, causes these areas to have lower temperatures-Sunlight hits these areas at an angle because th...
  • The invisible line that divides the earth into 2 hemispheres
    Equator
  • winter
    When it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere it is ___________ in the Southern Hemisphere
  • -caused by the Earth's tilt on its axis as it moves (revolves) around the sun
    seasons
  • -the imaginary line that passes trhough the Earth's center and the North and South poles-imaginary line on which the Earth spins-tilted at 23.5 degree...
    axis
  • -movement of one object around the other (Earth travels around the sun)-Earth travels around the sun, takes 1 year or 365 1/4 days
    revolution
  • -the spinning of the Earth on its axis-takes 24 hours-causes day and night
    rotation
  • true
    Summer and Winter are not affected by changes in Earth's distance from the sun-(true or false)
  • summer
    When the north end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere has ________________.
  • orbit
    -Earth's path as it revolves around the sun-Earth's path is a flattened circle, or oval shape- called an ellipse
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