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- 2. The Earth's axis always points towards the North Star, also called ___.
- 6. Why do we have day and night? Because the Earth ___ on its axis
- 9. Direct rays create ___ shadows than indirect rays.
- 13. True or False? The Earth is farthest from the sun in July and is closest to the sun at the beginning of January.
- 15. the spinning of the Earth on its axis is ___
- 16. Earth's orbit, or path around the sun, is not a perfect circle. It is shaped like an oval, or an _____
- 17. The more ___ the sun's rays are, the more concentrated they are and therefore the more heat.
- 18. True or False? Direct sunlight produces more heat than indirect light.
Down
- 1. When the northern hemisphere has spring, the southern hemisphere has___.
- 3. The more spread-out or ___ the sun's rays are, the less concentrated they are and therefore the less heat.
- 4. True or False? The northern and southern hemispheres of the Earth experience the same seasons at the same time.
- 5. The Earth's ___ is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees.
- 7. If it is winter in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
- 8. At dawn and dusk, our shadows are long or short?
- 10. The main reason that we have seasons is the ___ of earth's axis.
- 11. Earth ___ around the sun.
- 12. The Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun during which season?
- 14. In what season do we have the longest shadows?
- 17. The amount of time a planet takes to rotate once is called a _____