The four seasons
What is a season?
A period of similar weather
What are Equinoxes?
Equinoxes are days in which day and night are of equal duration
How do you spell the other word for fall?
A.U.T.U.M.N
What are the four seasons?
Summer, Spring, Fall (Autumn), Winter
Does Earth rotate in an upright position? (Yes or No)
No
Revolution of Earth
The orbit of Earth around the Sun.
If the Sun's rays are most intense at 23 degrees south latitude, what season is it in Tennessee?
Winter
Why do seasons change?
Seasons change because the tilt of the Earth's axis causes places on Earth to receive different intensities of sunlight throughout Earth's Revolution.
What are the times called when the Earth’s axis has its greatest tilt toward or away from the Sun?
Solstices
The object that Earth's axis is directed toward
North Star
What is a hemisphere?
Half of the earth
what is the current season
Fall
Which two seasons start at the two times of the year when the sun is directed right at the equator?
Spring and autumn
When Spring and Autumn begin…where is the sun?
At the center of the Solar System
The Sun’s light strikes Earth at different angles during Earth’s annual journey around the Sun. This does not cause seasons.. (true or false)
False... the Sun's light strikes earth at different angles aroung the sun which causes seasons :)
What is an a Line of Latitude?
An imaginary line that runs east to west around the Earth.
It takes how many days for earth to go around the sun
(Exactly how many)
365.25 days
In the children’s book “Charlotte’s Web,” Wilbur is a _______ pig?
Spring
The axis is an imaginary line that goes through what locations on Earth?
North and South pole
What is the true name for the North Star?
Polaris