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A year with an additional day; it takes place every four years

• Precession

• Revolution

• Leap year

• Axis

• Rotation

Slow motion of Earth’s rotational axis

• Precession

• Revolution

• Leap year

• Axis

• Rotation

The motion of Earth around its own axis

• Precession

• Revolution

• Leap year

• Axis

• Rotation

The motion of Earth around the sun

• Precession

• Revolution

• Leap year

• Axis

• Rotation

An imaginary line that runs from the north to the south pole

• Precession

• Revolution

• Leap year

• Axis

• Rotation

Precession motions are responsible for leap years.

• True

• False

A new moon is never visible from Earth.

• True

• False

Day and night last the same length of time during the equinoxes.

• True

• False

The moon appears to be a reddish color during total lunar eclipses.

• True

• False

Summer in the southern hemisphere occurs in the months of June and July.

• True

• False