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What is a natural feature?
A tree is an example of this type of feature on a map.
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What is half?
This is the amount of the Earth that is illuminated by the sun at any given time.
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What is Maine?
This is the U.S. state that first experiences sunrise.
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What is the horizon?
This is the point at which the Earth appears to meet the sky.
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What is a human-made feature?
A freeway is an example of this type of feature on a map.
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What is the winter solstice?
This is the term that describes the shortest day of the year for the Northern Hemisphere.
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What is Hawaii?
This is the state in the U.S. that is the last to experience sunrise.
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What is rotation?
This is the term that describes spinning in a circular manner.
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What is elevation?
This is the term used to describe distance above the Earth.
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What is the Earth's tilt?
This is the mechanism that causes the seasons to occur.
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What is 10:00am?
When it's 8:00am in Oakland, this is the time it is in MinnesotaCity.
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What is the equator?
This is 0 degrees latitude.
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What is 10,000,000 meters?
This is the approximate elevation at which we can see the entire Earth in space.
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What is 46,000km; he was 6,000km off
This was Eratosthenes' approximate measurement of the Earth.
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What is 10:19am?
When it's 7:19pm in Sweden, it's this time in Oakland.
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What is Mar 21 and Sep 21.
These are two days when day and night are the same length.
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