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14 Cards in this Set
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ecentricity
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the shape of the planet's orbit around the sun
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perihelion
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point in orbit closest to sun (january)
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aphelion
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point in orbit farthest from sun (June)
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when do we change our time
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april and october
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where is sun on june 21
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directly over tropic of cancer
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where is sun on december 21
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directly over tropic of capricorn
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what is it called when the sun is direcyly over the tropic of cancer and capricorn
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solstice
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on september and march 21 where is the sun
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directly over the equator
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what is the sun called when it is directly over the equator
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equinox
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where is the tropic of cancer located
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23.5ºN
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where is the tropic of capricorn located
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23.5ºs
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what is at 66.5º n and s
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arctic circle and antarctic circle
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latitude of north and south pole
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90º n and s
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what happens in the tropics
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furthest place from the equator to recieve direct sunlight
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