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Chapter 9
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Earth in Space
Chapter 9-1
The Lengths of Days and Years
Rotation
Revolution
Earth in June
Earth in December
September
Solstice- two days each Equinox- days in which
year when the noon the lengths of nighttime
sun is overhead at and daytime are about
either 23.5 degrees the same as the noon
south or 23.5 degrees sun is directly overhead
north
the equator
December 21- shortest
day of the year in the Vernal equinox- spring;
Northern hemisphere March 21
June 21- longest day of Autumnal equinox- fall;
the year in the northern September 23
hemisphere