Earth's Motion, Seasons, and Moon

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The furthest north or south of the equator that gets direct sunlight directly overhead is _____ latitude.

23.5

Select the first astronauts to land on the moon.

Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin

Name the two sources of heat on Earth.

The two major sources of heat on the earth is the Earth's core and the Sun.

The point in a planet's orbit where it is farthest from the Sun is called the _____.

aphelion

The tidal bulge produced on Earth by the moon is causing the moon to slowly _____.

move further from Earth

The pull of the moon on Earth's tidal bulge is causing _____.

the earth to rotate slightly slower

March 21st is an equinox. What part of Earth is directly beneath the Sun on that day?

the equator


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