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9 Cards in this Set
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The sun shines on only half of the eaqrth at a time |
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We experience day and night, the sun appears to rise and set. |
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The earth rotates from West to East |
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The sun and other stars appear to move from East to West |
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The earth is divided up into 24 different sections, each section 15 degrees apart |
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People all over the world live in different time zones. This was desgned so that people would experience day and night at the same time. |
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The Earth rotates on its axis |
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The earth is neither permanently hot nor permanently cold. |
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Sun rays strike the earth at different angles and differently at each position of the earth's orbit |
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The suns rays are more concentrated at the equator, the further you get away from the equator the more the suns rays dissipate and have less impact on the earth. |
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The moon faces reflect the sun therefore the sun views the reflection of the moon rather than that of the earth. |
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The moon appears to dissapear at the New Moon Phase |
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The earth rotates on it's axis faster than the moon orbits ther ther earth |
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There are 2 high tides and 2 low tides each day |
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The Sun, Earth and Moon line upand their gravitational pull is in the same direction. |
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Spring Tide |
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The Earth, Sun and Moon are at right angles |
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Neap Tide |
