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SunEarthInteraction:SeasonsWorksheet
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PleasefillouttheworksheetasyougothroughtheinteractiveSeasonsactivity.

1. Theearthrevolvesaroundthesuninan__________.
2. Thesunislocatedwithinthis________________butnotatitscenter.
3. IttakesEarth__________daystomakeonecomplete_________aroundthesun.
ThisiswhatweconsideroneEarth_______.
4. Everyfourthyearweadda____toourcalendar.Thisiscalleda______year.
5. Onthe3rdofeveryJanuaryofeachyear,thedistancebetweenthesunandearthis
_____________________(metric!).Thistimeoftheyeariscalledthe___________,
whichmeans_________thesun.
6. Onethe3rdofJulyeveryyear,theearthisatits___________distancefromthesun.
Thedistancebetweenthesunandearthis________________(metric!).Thistimeof
yeariscalled______________,whichmeans_____fromthesun.
7. Theearthremainstiltedat______degreesasit_______aroundthesun.
8. Duringthesummerthe________________Hemisphereistiltedtowardthesunand
the__________Hemisphereistiltedawayfromthesun.
9. The___________________angleistheangleatwhichthesunsraysstrikethe
earthssurface.
10. Atzerodegreestheheatenergyreceivedatthesurfaceis______whichiswhythe
equatorialregionis_____.
11. Asyouincreasethe_________angle,lessenergyisdirectlyhittingthesurface.This
iswhypolarregionsare_____.
12. Earthrotates__________________onitsaxis.
13. Onecompleterotationequals___________.
14. ThewayourEarthspinsresultsinthesunrisinginthe______andsettinginthe
______.Thisissimilartoour_____.