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Subject: Science

Standard: Understands basic features of the Earth
Grade Level: Middle School [7-8]

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S1.3.5 5. Knows that because of the tilt of the Earth's axis, sunlight and, hence, heat fall more intensely on one part or another of the Earth during its one-year revolution around the Sun; the difference in heating of the Earth's surface produces the planet's seasons and weather patterns





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