Seasons
What are the 4 seasons?
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
What causes day and night and takes 24 hours to complete?
One rotation
What is Earth's tilt (in degrees)?
23.5 degrees
What is the Winter Solstice?
What is the path Earth takes to travel around the sun?
How is Earth's rotational axis pointing with the sun when it is winter?
It is tilted away from the sun
What is the Vernal Solstice?
What is it called when the Earth is spinning on its axis?
rotation
How is Earth's rotational axis pointing with the sun the it is summer?
Towards the sun
What is Autumnal Solstice?
First day of fall, around September 22nd, direct rays of the sun are on the equator
What is the movement of the Earth around the sun?
Revolution
What is Leap Year?
It is every four years and February has 29 days instead of 28 days.
First day of summer, around June 22nd, direct rays of sun are on the Tropic of Cancer
How many days does it take for Earth to orbit around the sun?
365 and 1/4
What shape is Earth's orbit?
An ellipse or a flattened oval shape