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Science
Earth Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Occurs when the Sun directly over the equator. | Equinox |
| earth's spinning that causes night and day. | Rotation |
| solstice that occurs in December in the Southern Hemisphere. | Summer Solstice |
| round, three-dimensional object whose surface at all points is the same distance from its center. | Sphere |
| a complete orbit made by Earth around the sun. | Revolution |
| imaginary line around which Earth spins. | Axis |
| property of Earth that causes seasons. | Tilt |
| shape of Earths orbit. | Ellipse |
| solstice that occurs in December in the Northern Hemisphere. | Winter Solstice |
| time it takes Earth to rotate on its axis. | One day |
| time it takes Earth to revolve around the sun. | a Year |
| two times during the year, the Sun is directly over this imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the pole. | Equinox |
| occurs when the Sun reaches it's greatest distance north or south on of the Equator | Solstice |