Solstice/Equinox
What is the winter solstice?
The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year when the earth is tilted farthest away from the sun.
What causes the seasons?
The earth's tilt
If it is summer here what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
Winter
It takes this long for the Earth to complete one full rotation
24 hours
When the earth is spinning on the axis, it’s called a?
Revolution
What is the summer solstice?
The summer solstice is the longest day of the year when the earth is tilted most toward the sun.
How is the earth tilted when it is winter here?
Away from the sun
If it is Winter here what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
Summer
This word describes the Earth spinning continuously.
Rotating
The movement of the material inside Earth’s core, along with Earth rotation, creates a?
Magnetic Field
What is an equinox?
This occurs when the Sun is directly above the Earth's equator. At this time neither the Northern nor Southern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
How is the earth tilted when it is summer?
Toward the sun
If it is spring here what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
Fall
This imaginary line goes from the North Pole to the South Pole of the Earth.
Axis
Earth's magnetic field protects us from?
Solar Radiation
Are the days shorter on the June solstice or the December Solstice? Why?
The December solstice, because the earth is tilted away from the sun.
How many degrees is the tilt perpendicular to the place of its orbit?
23.5 degrees
If it is fall here what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
Spring
Can the Northern and Southern Hemisphere have the same season? Why?
No because if the Northern Hemisphere is facing the sun – more sunlight or warmer days will occurs, and the Southern Hemisphere will facing away from the Sun causing colder days and vis versa
What can solar radiation do to someone?
Cause skin damage / Damage on the eyes
What is a solstice?
The solstice is the day when the Earth reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator
How is the earth tilted when it is fall/spring?
Not towards or away from the sun.
What is one thing you learned about the tilt of the earth or the seasons today?
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Does the titled axis go straight up and down?
Why does a compass point north?
The compass aligns with Earth magnetic North