Earth's Rotation
Earth's Revolution
Solstices
Equinoxes
100
The fixed point on which Earth spins.
What is an axis?
100
Another word for revolution.
What is orbit?
100
When the Northern hemisphere is pointed to the Sun.
What is the Summer Solstice?
100
When the Sun is directly over the equator.
What is an equinox?
200
The amount of time it takes for Earth to rotate once.
What is 24 hours?
200
Earth's revolution along with its tilt cause this.
What are the changing seasons?
200
When the northern hemisphere is pointed away from the Sun.
What is the winter solstice?
200
The amount of daylight during an equinox.
What is 12 hours?
300
The difference in time from California to NY caused by Earth's rotation.
What are time zones?
300
Earth's revolution around the Sun is in this oval shape.
What is an ellipse?
300
When the sun is at its highest point above the equator.
What is the summer solstice?
300
The amount of night time during an equinox.
What is 12 hours?
400
Earth's rotation causes the appearance of the Sun and stars to do this.
What is rise in the east and set in the west?
400
The month of year when Earth is closest to the Sun.
What is January?
400
When the Sun is at its lowest point above the equator.
What is the winter equator?
400
The seasons that equinoxes bring in.
What are spring and fall?
500
The direction in which the Earth rotates.
What is counter clockwise?
500
What defines the length of an Earth year.
What is Earth's revolution around the Sun?
500
June 21st.
What is the date of the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere?
500
The date of the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere/
What is March 20 or 21?
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