Vocabulary
Earth's Movement
Winter/Summer
Spring/Fall
Miscellaneous
100
What word means the distance north or south or Earth's equator?
Latitude
100
What is the imaginary line around which a plnet turns?
axis
100
When Earth is tilted toward the sun it causes 3 things....
more direct solar energy/warmer temperatures/longer periods of daylight
100
High latitude areas, such as Antarctica receive and experience what 2 things?
indirect rays and colder temperatures
100
Locations that tilt away from the sun receive and experience what? (2 things)
receive less solar energy/experience cooler temperatures
200
What word means "cause"
factor
200
The sun rises in the _______ and sets in the ______
east/west
200
When Earth is tilted away from the sun it creates 3 things...
less direct solar energy/cool temperatures/less daylight
200
What 2 things does fall solar energy cause?
cooler temperatures/shorter days
200
Earth is tilted at an angle of __________ degrees
23 1/4
300
What word means energy from the sun?
solar energy
300
Earth follows an __________ around the sun
orbit
300
In what season is Earth tilted away from the sun?
winter
300
What season does solar energy decrease?
fall
300
Name two things that Earth experiences when it faces away from the sun?
cooler temperature and darkness
400
What word describes a trip around the sun?
revolution
400
How long does it take Earth to complete one entire revolution?
365 1/4 days
400
In what season is Earth tilted toward the sun?
Summer
400
What season does solar energy increase?
Spring
400
Name the two things that daylight creates.
warmth and light
500
What word describes one complete spin of Earth on its axis?
rotation
500
How long does it take Earth to complete one entire rotation?
1 day or 24 hours
500
What are periods during the year that are know for a particular type of weather?
seasons
500
What 2 things does spring cause?
warmer temperature/longer days
500
Name the four factors that affect the amount of solar energy that parts of the plent receive from the sun
rotation, revolution, tilet, latitude
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