Draw and label a diagram of the Earth-Sun relationship for the four seasons

Include the average distance from Earth to the Sun, the location of the subsolar point for each seasonal event, and the name and date for each of the solstices and equinoxes.


Answers will vary. Figure 1.14 is a good basis for the answer.

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