Seasons
this season would be great to build a snowman in
winter
the imaginary line that runs East to West, like a belt on the Earth
The Equator
When the Earth is closer to the sun, it feels _______
warmer
The sun rotates around the Earth, true or false?
False. The Earth rotates around the sun. The sun stays still.
People living near the equator only have ____ seasons
2
this season is when the flowers bloom
spring
tilt
It takes the Earth ________ days to make one trip around the sun.
365 days, or 1 year
When the Earth is further away from the sun, it feels.....
colder
The 2 seasons that people living near the equator experience are called _________ seasons
Tropical
this season is when it gets hot, hot, hot
summer
the imaginary line running through the middle of the Earth, North to South is the Earth's......
Axis
The Earth is split into 2 parts, known as the Northern ___________ and the Southern ___________
Hemisphere
The equator is always the same distance from the sun no matter how the Earth is tilted, true or false.
True
The 2 seasons near the equator are the _____ and ____ seasons
wet & dry
this season is also known as Autumn
Fall
When the Earth spins on its axis, it changes from ______ to _________.
Day to Night OR Night to Day
When the Earth is closest to the sun in its rotation AND tilted as close as it can be toward the sun, we call that the ___________ __________
It takes the Earth this many days to orbit, or go around, the sun.
365 days, or 1 year
The Summer Solstice occurs on the 21st day of this summer month:
June.
Seasons change depending on where the _______ is in relation to the sun.
Earth
It takes this much time for the Earth to make 1 complete rotation on its axis.
24 hours, or 1 day
When the Earth is farthest away from the sun in its orbit AND tilted as far away as it can be from the sun, we call that the _____________ ____________.
Winter Solstice
The seasons change depending on where the Earth is in relation to the ______.
Sun
The Winter Solstice starts on the 21st day of this winter month:
December