in section 2-3, you learned about the cycles of the sun. because earth orbits the sun once per year, the sun appears to move through the sky once per year on a path we call the ecliptic. based on what you learned about the cycles of the sun, select all of the correct statements from the following list.

Based on what you learned about the cycles of the Sun and Earth's orbit, the correct statements about the Sun's apparent motion along the ecliptic include:

• The ecliptic is the apparent path the Sun traces through the sky over the course of one year because Earth orbits the Sun once per year

• The Sun appears to move approximately 1° eastward each day along the ecliptic, completing a full circuit in about 365 days

• Earth's axis is tilted about 23.4° (or 23.5°) relative to the plane of its orbit (the ecliptic plane), causing the Sun to appear north or south of the celestial equator during the year, which leads to the seasons

• The Sun crosses the celestial equator twice a year at the equinoxes: moving northward around March 21 (vernal equinox) and southward around September 22 (autumnal equinox)

• The Sun spends about six months north of the celestial equator (roughly March to September) and six months south of it (September to March)

• The tilt of Earth's axis causes the Sun's apparent path to be inclined relative to the celestial equator, resulting in the sinusoidal variation in the Sun's declination throughout the year

• The ecliptic plane is the reference for the zodiac constellations, through which the Sun appears to move during the year

• Solar and lunar eclipses occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align along the ecliptic plane

These points summarize the key correct statements about the Sun's annual cycle and its apparent motion on the ecliptic as learned from Earth's orbit around the Sun