Reason for the Season
My Head's Spinning!
Do you want to Build a Snowman?
Getting some Rays
How do I get there?
100
Of these three locations, Africa, Florida or The North Pole which would see the warmest temperatures
What is Africa
100
The tilt of this imaginary object causes seasons to change as it orbits the sun.
What is axis
100
These are the dates of the two equinoxes
What is March 21 and Sept 21 or 23
100
This is the name for any round object that has a surface that is the same distance from its center at all points, for example, a ball or globe.
What is a sphere
100
I am at the center of the globe running east and west at 0 degrees, I am....
The equator
200
This is the day when we have the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere
What is December 21 (winter solstice)
200
During rotation, when the earth is facing more direct to the sun it is this part of the 24 hour cycle
What is day
200
These are the dates of the two solstices
What is June 21 and December 21
200
This is a real or imaginary straight line about which something turns.
What is an axis
200
If I need to find east and west locations, these are the type of lines on a map grid I follow.
What are longitude lines
300
This is the month that has 29 days every 4 years
What is February
300
During rotation, when the earth is facing away from the sun it is this part of the 24 hour cycle
What is night
300
This is either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length.
What is an equinox
300
This words means to slant to tip
What is tilt
300
This is a mapping tool that describes the symbols I see
What is a key or legend
400
This is what we call the calendar year every 4 years.
What is Leap year
400
This is the term we use to describe the Earth moving around the sun
What is Revolution
400
This term is used to describe the earth going around the sun 365.25 times a year
What is Revolution
400
This is the term that describes a path followed by a planet, moon, or other heavenly body as it travels around another body.
What is orbit
400
If I am at 35 degrees North and 112 degrees East what hemisphere would I be located?
What is the NorthEastern Hemisphere
500
This is the day of the calendar year when we have the longest daylight hours
What is June 21 (summer solstice)
500
This is how long it takes for the Earth to complete one rotation
What is 24 hours (23.56 minutes)
500
This is either of the two times of the year when the sun is farthest from the equator in the north or south.
What is a solstice
500
This term means to turn or spin around a center point or axis.
What is rotate
500
Australia is located in this hemisphere
What is the Southeastern
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