Seasonal Highlights
What day is the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?
December 21st
Rotation
When one object moves around another.
Revolution.
if it is Summer in Idaho, what season is it in Australia?
Winter.
June 21st is the ____________ Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.
Summer
The rotation of the Earth causes _________.
day and night.
What are the two hemispheres of the Earth?
Northern and Southern hemispheres.
What is the main cause of seasons
The Earth's tilt
The Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere is the _________ day of the year.
longest.
How long does it take the Earth for one full rotation?
How many days does it take the Earth to revolve around the sun?
365.25 days
Earth is closest to the sun during the winter season.
True
The shortest day of the year is called the __________.
Winter Solstice
the Earth is tilted at how many degrees?
23.5 degrees
An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres:
the Equator
The shorter the sun's path in the sky, the more daylight is shining on the Earth's surface.
False.
When are days and nights the same length of time?
Equinoxes (March and September 21st).
______ is the imaginary line that extends from the North pole to the South pole.
the Axis.
True or False: The Earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical path.
The more vertical the angle of light, the _____________ the intensity of light.
Greater or more