The Seasons
How many seasons are there?
The are 4 seasons
Earth is the _________ planet from the sun
third
How long does it take for Earth to rotate?
24 hours
The Sun
How long does the Earth take to complete one revolution?
365 days
What are the two things that causes the seasons?
1. Revolution of Earth around the sun
2. The tilt of the Earth's axis
What is the Earth made up of?
Water and rock
The axis is an imaginary line that the Earth rotates on.
True or False
True
How many planets are the solar system?
8 Planets
What phenomena experienced on Earth can be explained by the revolution of Earth around the sun?
Seasons
What seasons belong to equinox?
Summer and Winter
Earth is known as a ______________ planet
terrestrial
What phenomena (or occurance) takes place because of the rotation of Earth?
Day and Night
What are comets made of?
dust, rock and/or ice
What is revolution?
Revolution is the complete journey a planet takes to go around the sun.
What is the winter solstice?
The shortest day of the year
Earth's axis is tilted at _____________
23.5 degrees
What is Rotation?
The spinning of the Earth on its axis.
What is the name of the Solar System?
The Solar System
What is the shape of the Earth's orbit?
Elliptical or slightly oval shaped
What season is experienced in the northern hemisphere if the south hemisphere is tilted away from the sun?
Summer
Describe the orbit of Earth.
The Earth's orbit is elliptical in shape or oval in shape.
Describe how the rotation of the Earth on its axis causes day and night.
Only one half of the Earth is facing the sun at any time. As the Earth rotates the part of the Earth that was facing the sun turns away from it and becomes night. This is because it is no longer receiving the sunlight. The part that is now turned towards the sun experiences daylight.
You will find this between Mars and Jupiter
The Asteroid Belt
What is the Latin word for Sun?
Sol