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15 Cards in this Set
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The seasons that have the sun's rays hitting the earth directly over the equator are...
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fall and spring equinoxes
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The northern hemisphere season that has sun rays overhead as far as the Tropic of Cancer is ....
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summer solstice
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The northern hemisphere season that has sun rays overhead as far as the Tropic of Capricorn is ....
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winter solstice
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In N. hemisphere summer solstice, the Arctic Circle gets ___ hours of light.
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24
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In N. hemisphere winter solstice, the Arctic Circle gets ____ hours of darkness.
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24
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Which season is this for the northern hemisphere?
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summer solstice
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Which season is this for the northern hemisphere?
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winter solstice
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What is the name of the line at position A?
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Tropic of Cancer
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What is the name of the line at position B?
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Tropic of Capricorn
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How many degrees tilted is the earth's axis at position D?
What is position B called? |
23.5 degrees
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When the northern hemisphere is having summer, the southern hemisphere is having ....
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winter
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When the northern hemisphere is having spring, the southern hemisphere is having ....
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autumn
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During the equinoxes, the amount of day and night that we experience is....
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12 hours day, 12 hours night
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The longest daylight day of the year for the northern hemisphere is....
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about June 22
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The shortest daylight day of the year for the northern hemisphere is ....
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about December 22
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