Reason for Seasons
Equator & Poles
Eclipses
100
It takes the Earth ______ to revolve around the Sun 1 time.
365 days or 1 year.
100
The temperature near the Equator is hot: summer winter all year
all year
100
When the moon moves directly between the Earth and the Sun it is called a______ ______.
solar eclipse
200
Light hits the Earth in different ways because the shape of the Earth is______.
round
200
Wisconsin is _______ of the Equator. A. north B. south
north
200
A ______ eclipse is when the moon moves in the Earth's shadow.
lunar.
300
What causes the earth's seasons?
The Earth's tilt.
300
When it is winter in the southern hemisphere, what season is it in the northern hemisphere.
summer
300
Which eclipse is more common- a solar or lunar?
lunar eclipse.
400
The northern tip of the Earth is ALWAYS tilted toward:
Polaris/North Star
400
True or false: Places that are close to the North or South Pole have hot summers.
False. It never gets very warm in places that are far from the Equator.
400
The Sun is so big- how is the Moon able to block the Sun during a solar eclipse?
Because the Moon is much closer to us.
500
How do we know that the summer path of the Sun is the longest in the summer?
The days are the longest.
500
During the summer season, our hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun.
toward.
500
Scientists can predict an eclipse hundreds of years in advance. True/False
True
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