Name the seasons in order starting with winter.
Winter, Spring, Summer Fall
A spinning motion
Rotation
Which solstice has the shortest day of the year?
Winter Solstice
The sun appears to move across the sky because of?
Earth's Rotation
What season is the northern hemisphere experiencing based on this image?
Winter
How is the earth tilted during winter?
Away from the sun
One object orbiting around another object
Revolution
Which solstice has the longest day of the year?
Summer Solstice
How long does it take earth to orbit the sun?
365.25 days or 1 year
Summer
How is the earth tilted during summer?
Toward the sun
These occur when earth's axis is tilted toward or away from the sun
Solstices
Equinoxes have (more, less, equal) amounts of daytime and nighttime.
How long does it take earth to rotate on its axis?
24 hours or 1 day
What season is the southern hemisphere experiencing in position A?
Winter
At what degree is earth tilted on its axis?
23.5
These occur when earth's axis is tilted neither toward or away from the sun
Equinoxes
What are the dates of the solstices?
June 21 and December 21
Earth travels in what direction around the sun?
Counterclockwise
What season is the northern hemisphere experiencing in position D?
Spring
Earth's axis is tilted in the same direction all the time. (True or False)
True
The imaginary line around which earth spins.
Axis
What are the dates of the equinoxes?
March 21 and September 21
The two main reasons earth experiences seasons are...
1. The tilt of the earth
2. Earth's revolution around the sun