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Name _____________________________

Date ___________________

Seasons
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ANGLE	DEGREES	DECEMBER	SEPTEMBER
ATMOSPHERE	DARKNESS	SEASONS	SUMMER
REVOLUTION	EQUATOR	ROTATION	WINTER
TILTED	JUNE	AUTUMN	SLANT
MONTH	SUN	JULY	AXIS
ROTATES	SUNLIGHT	JANUARY	MARCH

ANGLE	DEGREES	DECEMBER	SEPTEMBER
ATMOSPHERE	DARKNESS	SEASONS	SUMMER
REVOLUTION	EQUATOR	ROTATION	WINTER
TILTED	JUNE	AUTUMN	SLANT
MONTH	SUN	JULY	AXIS
ROTATES	SUNLIGHT	JANUARY	MARCH

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1.	Earth is closest to the sun on the third day of ____.

3.	When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth has spring, the Southern Hemisphere of Earth has this season.

4.	The earth makes one ___ around the sun once every year (approximately 365.25 days).

5.	In the northern hemisphere, summer solstice occurs on ____ 21.

7.	The season in the Southern Hemisphere when the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun.

9.	The earth ___ on its axis once every 24 hours.

12.	The earth's axis is not perpendicular to the plane of the earth's orbit around the sun. The axis is titled by about 23.5 ____.

13.	At any one time, half of Earth has sunlight.

16.	In the northern hemisphere, autumnal (or fall) equinox occurs on ____ 22.

18.	On Earth, the hottest time of year is approximately one ____ after the first day of summer.

23.	In space, Earth's axis is always pointed in the same direction. Earth's axis changes position relative to the ____, because of its revolution.

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2.	An imaginary line that divides Earth between its two hemispheres.

5.	Earth is farthest from the sun on the third day of ____.

6.	The tilt of the earth changes the way ____ hits the earth.

8.	Night and day occur on Earth because of the Earth's ____.

10.	In the northern hemisphere, vernal (or spring) equinox occurs on ____ 20.

11.	When Earth revolves around the sun, its axis is ___.

14.	In the winter, the Sun's rays strike Earth at a greater ____ than during the winter.

15.	The Earth rotates around its ____.

17.	In the northern hemisphere, winter solstice occurs on ____ 21.

19.	About 20% of the solar energy that reaches Earth is absorbed among the various layers of the ____.

20.	When sunlight strikes the earth at a ____, it covers more area because the light is spread out.

21.	The season in the Northern Hemisphere when the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun.

22.	If Earth were upright in relation to the Sun, there would be no ____ on Earth.

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