Orbits
Day and Night
Seasons
100
The _____ orbits the Sun.
What is the Earth
100
The average length of day and night is...
What is 12 hours
100
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
What are the four seasons?
200
The ______ orbits the Earth.
What is the Moon
200
The north and south poles on Earth may experience periods of total darkness or light due to...
What is the angle of the sunlight
200
The Earth's seasons are caused by ____________.
What is the angle at which the sun hits the Earth's surface
300
It takes approximately _______ days to orbit the Sun.
What is 365 1/4 days
300
The rotation of the Earth causes...
What is day and night
300
High sun angle, direct sunlight, longer days
What is Summer?
400
It takes approximately _____ days for the Moon to orbit the Earth.
What is 28 days.
400
Approximately this amount of the Earth is in darkness at any given time.
What is one half
400
The seasons are opposite depending on which ________ you live in.
What is the northern or southern hemisphere
500
The shape of the Earth's orbit.
What is an elliptical
500
When the length of day and night are equal, this is called...
What is a fall or spring equinox
500
23.5 degrees describes the ______.
What is the tilt angle of the Earth?
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