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23 Cards in this Set
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when is the summer solstice
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June 21
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when is the winter solstice
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December 21
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when is the spring equinox
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march 21
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when is the autumnal equinox
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September 22
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during what do the suns rays shine on the tropic of cancer directly
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summer solstice
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what is it called when the sun is shining directly on the equator
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equinox
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shortest day in the northern hemisphere
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winter solstice
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during what do the suns rays shine on the tropic of Capricorn directly
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winter solstice
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Arctic circle has 24 house of daylight
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summer solstice
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arctic circle has 24 hours of darkness
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winter solstice
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longest day of the northern hemisphere
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summer solstice
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when the northern hemisphere is experiencing winter, the southern hemisphere is experiencing what?
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summer
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the earth is tilted at how many degrees
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23 degrees
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the earths what causes seasons?
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tilt
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the point that the moon is closest to earth is called___, when its farthest its called___.
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perigee, apogee
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the point that the earth is closest to the sun is called___, when its farthest its called___.
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perihelion, aphelion
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the moon takes how many days to go around earth on its what. what is this called.
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27.3 days on its orbit. the sidereal month
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it takes the moon how many days to rotate on its what
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27.3 days on its axis
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a complete cycle of the moon's phases takes ___ days. this is called a what month.
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29.55 days, lunar month
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the moon rises __ minutes later each night.
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50
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the moons ___ affects the oceans ___ and the seasons, because it affects the earths ___ on its axis
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gravity, tides, tilt
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the earth rotates from ___ to ___.
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west to east
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The 8 moon phases in order are what starting from new moon
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new moon, waxing crescent, waxing quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, waning quarter, waning crescent
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