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[[File:Seasons.png|right|300px|thumb|The four seasons in a year.]]
A '''year''' is the time it takes for all four seasons: [[spring]], [[summer]], [[autumn]] and ]][[winter]] to happen. This is 365 [[Day|days]].
: Singular [[Noun]]: '''Year'''
==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
A [[year ]] is the time it takes for the [[Earth]] to go once around [[The Sun]].
===About a Year===
: A [[year]] on [[Earth]] takes around 365 [[day]]s.
==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
A year is the time it takes for a [[planet]] to [[orbit]] a [[star]].
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|[[File:Orbit1.gif|center|400px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |The [[planet]]s are pulled towards the [[The Sun]] by [[gravity]].
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===About Years===
: A [[year]] on [[Earth]] takes 365.25 [[day]]s.
: To make out calendars fit the 0.25 extra [[day]]s each [[year]] we have a [[Leap Year|leap year]] every 4 [[year]]s where a [[day]] is added to the end of February.
: The [[season]]s change over the [[year]] due to the tilt of the [[Earth]].