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Earth's Seasons

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  • Rotation cause day and night cycles.
    True
  • Season is the period of the year that is distinguished by special climate conditions
    True
  • During Autumn Equinox, the vertical Rays of the sun sweep from Trop. of Cancer to Equator.
    True
  • Aphelion is where the Earth is nearer 2% to the sun.
    False
  • Revolution is the orbiting of the Earth around the Sun.
    True
  • Solstice is an event in which a planet’s poles are most extremely inclined toward or away from the star it orbits.
    True
  • Rotation is rotation of planet Earth around its own axis
    True
  • During Winter Equinox, everywhere on Earth, the length of day and night is EQUAL.
    False
  • Earth is 93 million miles away from the sun.
    True
  • Equinox is an event in which a planet’s subsolar point passes through its Equator.
    True
  • In Winter Solstice, Northern Hemisphere is now tilted away from the sun.
    True
  • Earth revolves clockwise (east to west).
    False
  • During the Summer Solstice, country near the Tropic of Capricorn, received vertical rays from the sun.
    False
  • During Spring Equinox, the vertical rays of the sun are again directly over the Equator
    True
  • In Aphelion, Earth is farther 2 % from the sun.
    True
  • The shape of the earth is sphere.
    False
  • During Summer Solstice, the areas beyond Arctic Circle receive 24 hours of daylight.
    True
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  • During Winter Solstice, the areas beyond the Antartic Circle experience 24 hours of darkness.
    False