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It takes __ hours for earth to make one rotation
24
The sun seems to be moving across the sky because the earth is
Rotating
Earth is slightly flattened at the poles and bulges at the ________
Equator
The sun rises in the ____
East
The sun is highest in the sky at ____
Noon
How earth rotates ____degrees in 24 hours
360
If you travel _____ you turn your clocks back an hour.
West
If you travel east you turn your clocks _____ one hour
Ahead
At the international date line a new _____ begins
Day
The international date line is the 180* line of ______
Longitude
If you pass the international date line going west you ___ a day
Add
One complete trip around the sun is called a _______
Revolution
The revolution of the tilted earth around the sun causes the _______
Seasons
When the northern hemisphere is tipped toward the sun that part of the earth is in the season ______
Summer
In the winter the Suns Rays are slanted at ______ angles
Lower
He sun is ______ at midday in the summer than in the winter
Higher
The sun is the ______ source if all life
Energy
Plants and other ___________ trap the Suns every and use it in their food making process
Producers
Fossil fuels that we use today were formed over time from the decay of ancient__________
Living things
The sun is the source of energy for the_____ cycle
Water
