KEY CONCEPT Earth rotates on a tilted axis and orbits the Sun.

Earth’s tilted axis and orbit cause seasons. Just as gravity causes objects near Earth to be pulled toward Earth’s center, it also causes Earth and other objects near the Sun to be pulled toward the Sun’s center. Fortunately, Earth does not move straight into the Sun. Earth moves sideways, at nearly a right angle to the Sun’s direction. ................
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