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Direct sunlight |
Sunlight that strikes Earth’s surface at close to a 90° angle. |
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Earth’s axis |
An imaginary line through the center of Earth that connects the North Poleto the South Pole. o Earth rotates about its axis once every 24 hours. o Earth’s axis is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees. |
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Equator |
an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth. |
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Northern hemisphere |
the half of Earth north of the equator. |
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North Pole |
the northernmost point on Earth. |
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Indirect sunlight |
sunlight that strikes Earth’s surface at an acute angle (less than 90 |
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Season |
one of the major divisions of the year, usually based on regular weatherchanges. |
