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Chapter 1 The Earth and the sun






                                                                                                       tilt








                    Earth

                                                                      sun



             night          day














                                                                                              The Earth also moves around the sun. It takes
       We get our light from the sun. The Earth is                                            365 days (one year) for the Earth to travel all

       always turning. It takes 24 hours (one day)                                            the way around the sun.
       for the Earth to turn around.
                                                                                              The Earth also tilts. When the part of the
       When the sun is near the part of the Earth                                             Earth where you live tilts away from the sun,
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       where you live, it is the day.                                                         there is not much light. The days are shorter


       On the other side of the Earth, it is the night.                                       and the weather is colder. This is winter.



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