Orbits
What is the movement of one object or another?
Revolution
What causes seasons wide temperature variation?
Distance from equator
What effects day length?
Earths Tilt
When the sun appears highest in the sky it is called a...
Solstice
Equinoxes occur when?
Halfway between the solstices
How long does one revolution around the sun take?
When is the Northern hemisphere facing towards the sun?
June
The hemisphere that is facing towards the suns days are _______...
Longer
How many days a year does a solstice occur?
1
What does equinox stand for?
Equal Night
When is the sun closest to the earth?
January
Seasonal temperature is based on...
Earths Tilt
What points on earth have the most drastic change in day length.
The Poles
Solstices occur when the Northern and Southern hemispheres are at their _________ tilt.
Strongest
How long are night and day during and equinox?
12 hours each
What shape is earths orbit around the sun?
Ellipse
When is the Northern hemisphere faced away from the sun?
December
In some places in the world during June the sun never fully ______.
Sets
Halfway through the solstices where are the hemispheres tilted?
They are not tilted at all
Solstices and equinoxes occur _____ in each hemisphere.
Opposite
What keeps the planets in orbit and in line?
Gravity and Inertia
When does sunlight strike both hemispheres equally causing the mild temperatures in the spring and fall?
March and September
True or False: The poles get the longest days and shortest days.
True
True or False: There are 4 solstices a year.
False
When does the winter solstice occur?
December 22