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The tilt of Earth's axis causes seasons to change.
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What causes seasons to change?
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September Equinox
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The first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere is indicated by the _________.
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The tilt of Earth's axis causes seasons to change.
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September Equinox
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Revolve around the Sun
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Away from the sun
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Earth is colder at the poles than at the equator because the light at the poles is more spread out than light at the equator.
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Earth's rotation causes days and nights on Earth.
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An imaginary line that divides Earth into its northern and southern hemispheres
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day when Earth's axis is not leaning toward or away from the Sun.
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path an object follows as it moves around another object
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motion of an object around another object
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spinning motion
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day when Earth's rotation axis is the most toward or away from the Sun
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lit part of the Moon or a planet that can be seen from Earth
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occurs when less of the Moon's near side is lit each night
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occurs when more of the Moon's near side is lit each night
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occurs when the Moon moves into Earth's shadow
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lighter, outer part of a shadow where light is partially blocked
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occurs when the Moon's shadow appears on Earth's surface
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daily rise and fall of sea level
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central, darker part of a shadow where light is totally blocked
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light and thermal energy
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365.25 days (one year)
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The Sun's gravity keeps the Earth revolving around the Sun.
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spinning
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day, 24
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east, west
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poles, equator
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counterclockwise
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Earth would fly off into a space in a straight line
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The Sun
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Winter
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Summer
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because the north end of Earth's rotation axis is leaning away from the Sun
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There are nearly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness everywhere on Earth.
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Spring
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Autumn
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Summer
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Winter
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There are approximately 12 hours of daylight everywhere on Earth.
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Autumn/Fall
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Spring
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axis
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revolution
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24 hours
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east, west
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Rotation
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gravity
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Light from the Sun reflects off of the Moon and back to our eyes.
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Around the Earth
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The same side of the Moon always faces Earth because it takes the same amount of time for it to rotate as it takes to revolve.
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The phases of the Moon are caused by the motion of the Moon around Earth (revolution)
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Earth's gravity
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New moon
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Full moon
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We don't see eclipses every month because the Moon's orbit is tilted compared to Earth's orbit. Because of this tilt, the Sun, Earth, and Moon don't line up in a perfectly straight line every month.
