The Sun and Earth's seasons Flashcards
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All hot objects radiate ___ and _____ _____.
Heat and light energy.
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The Sun is a huge ball of ____.
Gas.
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The surface temperature of the Sun is about ______ degrees Celsius.
6000
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Energy from the Sun is called _____ ____.
Solar energy
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Earth receives solar energy in the form of _____ and _____.
Heat and light.
What is the Earth’s axis?
The imaginary line going through it’s centre, running from the North Pole to the South Pole.
True or false. (If false, correct.)
The Earth’s axis is vertical.
False, it’s tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees.
True or false. (If false, correct.)
The Earth spins from East to West.
False, it spins from west to east.
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The spinning movement of the Earth’s axis is called _______.
rotation
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Earth revolves around the Sun once in _____ days.
365.25
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Earth remains tilted as it revolves around the Sun in its ______.
Orbit
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The Earth revolves in an ______ direction.
anticlockwise
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The constant tilt of the Earth’s axis means that different ________ tilt toward and away from the Sun at different times.
hemispheres
