For the Week ending 08/15/08
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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a quantification of the difference between the solar and lunar calendars
If a solar year has 365 days, and a lunar year has 12 lunar months of 29.531 days (total 354 days), the _______ is 11 days. |
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the point in the path of a celestial body (as a planet) that is farthest from the sun
Earth's farthest point from the sun, it's _______, is over 94 million miles, and occurs in early July. |
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the point in the path of a celestial body (as a planet) that is nearest to the sun
At it's _______ in early January, Earth is nearest the sun, over 91 million miles. |
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the apparent path that the Sun traces out in the sky during the year; more accurately: the geometric plane of the mean orbit of the Earth around the Sun.
The Earth's rotational axis is tipped in relation to it's orbital plane around the sun, with an _______ angle of 23.4 degrees. |
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either of two points during the year at which the Earth's equator is the greatest distance from it's ecliptic orbital plane
On June 22, Earth's ecliptic angle puts its orbital plane at the greatest distance from the equator in the Northern Hemisphere, giving us the longest day, and the Summer _______. |