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Causes
- Tilted orbit
- Gravitational attraction of the Moon & Earth
- Earth's magnetic field
- The mass of the Earth
- The speed of rotation of the Earth
- The distance from the sun
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Effects
- Produces seasonal changes
- Creates tides & Keeps Earth's orbit nearly upright in relation to its orbit around the sun
- Deflects the Harmful solar radiation
- Controls the force of gravity (strong enough to retain an atmosphere)
- Prevents excessive temperature fluctuations
- Controls the amount of insolation (solar radiation that reaches the earths surface) & therefore the temperature and presence of liquid water
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