This model of the solar system can explain eclipses of the sun and the moon. Earth's spin axis is fixed in direction over the short-term but tilted relative to its orbit around the sun. The seasons are a result of that tilt and are caused by the differential intensity of sunlight on different areas of Earth across the year.
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DCI.ESS1.B.6-8.4
Depth 2Parent ID: E91E7040DFE60131C85E68A86D17958EStandard set: Grades 6, 7, 8
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- DCI.ESS1.B.6-8.4
- Standard ID
- E91F5A70DFE60131C86068A86D17958E
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- S2471518
- Subject
- Science
- Grades
- 06, 07, 08
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- E91E7040DFE60131C85E68A86D17958EE9033B40DFE60131C81A68A86D17958E
- Source document
- Next Generation Science Standards (2013)
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