SEASONS
Earth receives all its energy from the sun's...
radiation
How long is a solar day?
24 hours
How does the sun impact the Earth?
It warms it!
How long is one true rotation around the sun?
23 hours, 56 mins
What months are part of the Northern Hemisphere
Is Earth's motion around the sun a perfect circle?
No
Which zone is the coldest?
The Frigid Zone
Earth revolves around the Sun once each ??? and spins on its axis of rotation once each ???
year, day
Shorter days, longer nights are part of which hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
What is an equinox?
When day and night are equal
What is the third zone called?
The Torrid Zone
Amount of sun a region receives depends on what?
The tilt of the earth’s axis
What are seasons caused by?
The direction of Earth's axis relative to the sun
What days are the Summer and Winter solstice?
June 21, December 21
What is the temperate zone?
When heat is distributed across greater surface area, there is less heat
Earth revolves around the sun clockwise or counterclockwise direction?
clockwise
Earth is approximately how many miles closer to the sun in January than June?
3.2 million miles
What is the Goldilocks principle?
Earth is not too cold, not too hot, JUST RIGHT (Habitable Zone)
What is the rotation of Earth's axis?
23.5°