Vocabulary
Rotation or Revolution?
Earth
Seasons
Miscellaneous
100
The imaginary line about which something rotates is called _____.
the axis
100
____ causes day and night.
Rotation
100
The Earth revolves around the ___.
sun
100
____ + _____ = seasons
Revolution + tilt = seasons
100
When is the summer solstice? What is it?
Around June 21st. This is the longest day- the sun's path across the sky reaches it's highest point.
200
This term means to spin around on an axis.
Rotate
200
The Earth's _______ takes 365 days, or 1 year.
Revolution
200
The sun appears to rise in the ____ and set in the ____.
The sun appears to rise in the East and set in the West.
200
When the north pole is tilted toward the sun, it is ______ in the northern hemisphere.
summer!
200
When was the autumnal equinox this year?
September 22nd
300
This term means to orbit around another object.
Revolve or revolution
300
______ causes the moon, stars, and sun to appear to move across the sky.
rotation
300
____ revolves around the Earth.
The moon
300
When the north pole is tilted toward the sun, it is ____ in the southern hemisphere.
winter
300
During ____________, the Earth is neither tilted toward or away from the sun.
spring and fall
400
The Earth rotates once every _______.
24 hours or 1 day.
400
____ causes the moon to appear to have different phases.
Revolution
400
The Earth is tilted at ______ degrees.
23.5
400
When the north pole is pointed away from the sun, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
summer
400
Use your whiteboard to draw where the Earth will be in 9 months from this location. What season will it be in the southern hemisphere?
Fall!
500
What happens during an equinox?
= day and night (12 hrs. and 12 hrs.) at the equator!
500
We see different constellations throughout the year because of _______.
revolution
500
Draw a diagram that shows the Earth revolving around the sun. Include the Earth's axis and label what season it is for the Northern hemisphere at each location.
500
In 6 months, what season will it be in the northern hemisphere?
winter
500
What season will it be in the northern hemisphere in 3 months?
Fall!