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Occurs when the Sun directly over the equator.
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earth's spinning that causes night and day.
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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
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