Earth And Space Revi 🧽🧽 Flashcards

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How long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun

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365.25 days

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2
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Which way does the sun set

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West

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By how much is earth’s axis tilted by

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23.4 degrees

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Why is it more hotter in the summer than in the winter

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The tilt in the earth’s axis means that the sun’s rays spread over a smaller area and the days are longer

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5
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What do we call a group of stars

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A constellation

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6
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What is a niche

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A role or place that an organism has in an ecosystem

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Ecosystem

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The interaction between plants, animals and their habitat in a particular location

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Community

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The collection of the different types of organisms present in an ecosystem

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Habitat

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An area of land where organisms live and it has all the resources that an organism needs to live

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Niche

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A particular place or role that an organism has in an ecosystem

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